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Unprocessed Cotton Single Yarn 55 nm from Germany

Single yarn of uncombed fibers, unbleached and non-mercerized, at 55 nm fineness, containing over 85% cotton for industrial textile production. Fits HTS 5205.14.10.00 precisely due to fiber type, processing level, and yarn metrics.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Use boiling or enzymatic desizing to measure true yarn weight for nm calc; fractions disregarded per US notes

• Include affidavits confirming not sewing thread and single yarn structure (no plying)

• Beware misdeclaration as combed; fiber parallelism tests prevent duty disputes