Combed Cotton 44 nm High-Twist Sewing Yarn Base from China
High-twist 44 nm combed multiple cotton yarn (>85%), bulk industrial supply for further processing into sewing thread. Excludes retail sewing thread per heading terms. HTS 5205.43.00 for 43-52 nm combed folded yarn.
Duty Rate — China → United States
46.1%
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
• Explicitly declare 'not sewing thread' with twist specs; high twist alone doesn't classify as 5204 sewing
• Nm testing critical for boundary; use multiple formulas for consistency