Unbleached Broadcloth Dress Lining Fabric from China
Unbleached broadcloth fabric of 100% cotton with yarn number 72, weighing 145 g/m², featuring a tight plain weave for durability. Commonly used as lining for formal dresses and suits. Falls under HTS 5208.12.80.20 as unbleached poplin/broadcloth with ≥85% cotton, >100 g/m² weight, plain weave, and high yarn number.
Duty Rate — China → United States
45.5%
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
• Document weave as plain (no twill or satin) per US note (b); selvage excluded from analysis
• Weigh fabric after desizing via boiling to confirm >100 g/m² for this subheading
• Avoid common pitfall of mislabeling yarn count—use total single yarns per cm² in calculations