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Combed Cotton Ring-Spun Folded Yarn 48 nm from Germany

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 — 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

• 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