Combed Egyptian Cotton 50 nm Cabled Yarn from China
A cabled yarn from combed Egyptian cotton fibers, with single yarn metric number of 50 nm (within 43-52 nm), over 85% cotton, supplied in bulk for knitting fine hosiery or underwear fabrics. The nm is calculated per US note dividing meters/kg by 1000 and multiplying by single strands. Fits HTS 5205.43.00 for combed multiple/cabled yarns in this fineness range.
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
• Include fiber origin documentation, as Egyptian cotton may trigger staple length quotas under 5201.00.60 if ≥1-3/8 inches
• Conduct desizing and weigh for accurate yarn number per Chapter 52 formula (e.g
• BYT/1000); mismeasurement leads to duty disputes
• Avoid retail labeling or consumer packaging to prevent reclassification; declare as industrial input only