Combed Cotton Ring-Spun Folded Yarn 48 nm from China
Multiple folded yarn made from combed cotton fibers, ring-spun with a single yarn count exceeding 43 nm but not exceeding 52 nm (48 nm), containing over 85% cotton by weight. Not intended for retail sale, used in industrial textile manufacturing for high-quality fabrics. Falls under HTS 5205.43.0029 due to its precise yarn number range, combed fiber processing, and ring spinning method.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.6%
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
• Verify yarn number using US note formula (nm = meters/kg / 1000 x single strands) and provide lab test reports confirming 43-52 nm range
• Include certificate of combed fibers and ring spinning process; declare exact cotton content >85% to avoid reclassification
• Avoid retail packaging; ship in bulk cones or beams to qualify as non-retail under heading 5205