Coats Dual Duty Plus All-Purpose Cotton Sewing Thread from China
This is a versatile cotton sewing thread packaged in small 200-yard spools for retail sale, suitable for hand and machine sewing on fabrics like cotton and denim. It falls under HTS 5204.20.00.00 as cotton sewing thread explicitly put up for retail sale in consumer-ready packaging. The retail packaging distinguishes it from bulk thread under other subheadings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.4%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify thread is 100% cotton via lab tests or supplier certification to avoid reclassification as synthetic blends
• Ensure retail packaging (e.g
• spools under 1kg) with consumer labeling for fiber content and country of origin
• Watch quota restrictions on cotton inputs; declare accurately to prevent penalties for undervaluation