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Mettler Cotton Machine Quilting Thread from Mexico

Mettler Seracor cotton thread comes in 400-yard retail cones for machine quilting projects, made from high-quality Egyptian cotton. It qualifies for HTS 5204.20.00.00 as retail-packaged cotton sewing thread per Chapter 52 definitions. The small cone size targets home sewers and crafters.

Duty Rate — Mexico → United States

14.4%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Provide Chapter 52 yarn number calculations if questioned, using official US note formulas

• Use HTS statistical suffix .2000 precisely for retail put-up to match duty rates

• Check origin quotas for cotton content; non-WTO countries face restrictions per US notes