12/2 Uncombed Cotton Industrial Yarn from China
Very coarse 12/2 folded uncombed cotton yarn (>85%), single ≤14 nm, in cones for industrial felts or bags. HTS 5205.31.00.00 for non-retail coarse multiple uncombed cotton per US nm definition.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.3%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Ensure declaration specifies 'not for retail' with commercial invoices showing mill end-use
• Comply with cotton waste quotas if yarn includes roving waste components
• Test for excessive sizing removal in weight calc to match tariff number