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Lion Brand 100% Cotton Worsted Weight Yarn Skein from China

This is a 100% cotton worsted weight yarn skein sold in retail packaging for knitting and crocheting projects like scarves and baby blankets. It falls under HTS 5207.90.00.00 as cotton yarn (not sewing thread) explicitly put up for retail sale, with yarn number exceeding 200 metric number. The retail packaging distinguishes it from bulk yarn in other headings.

Duty Rate — China → United States

42.5%

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

Verify yarn number exceeds 200nm using official formulas from US Note (b) with lab testing if needed to confirm classification

Include retail packaging details and end-use labeling on invoices; provide cotton origin certificates to navigate quota restrictions

Avoid misclassification as sewing thread (5204) by documenting non-sewing retail craft use; watch for quantitative limits on cotton imports