Raw Unmercerized Cotton Single Yarn for Denim Weaving from China
Unbleached single yarn of uncombed cotton (≤14 nm), not mercerized, ≥85% cotton, supplied in bulk for denim fabric production where it forms the colored warp. Classified in HTS 5205.11.10.00 for its coarse, untreated industrial characteristics.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.7%
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
• Include end-use statement for weaving to support industrial classification over retail
• Test for mercerization absence (no luster increase); misdeclaration leads to audits
• Monitor quantitative restrictions on raw cotton imports if yarn derived from restricted staple lengths