Unbleached Number 68 Cotton Shirting Fabric from China
High-count unbleached plain weave cotton shirting fabric, 93% cotton, 98 g/m², yarn number 68 via total single yarns method. Classified in HTS 5208.11.40 as unbleached plain weave ≤100 g/m² with numbers 43-68 per U.S. calculation notes. Suited for formal shirts and linings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
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
• Retain production records proving cottage industry status if seeking hand-loomed reclassification
• Conduct desizing for accurate g/m² and nm measurements as per Chapter 52 U.S. notes
• Beware of over-declaring yarn number; fractions disregarded, leading to frequent audits