Unbleached Mercerization-Free Cotton Yarn 18 nm from China
18 nm uncombed single cotton yarn, unbleached and explicitly not mercerized, >85% cotton for canvas production. Bulk cones for manufacturers. HTS 5205.12.10.00 designation.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.2%
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
• Test yarn luster; mercerized has high sheen—photo evidence helps disputes
• Declare as 'not put up for retail' with cone size/packaging proof
• Cross-check with 5201 quotas if staple origins restricted