Unbleached Cotton Twill Poplin Shirt Fabric from China
This unbleached woven cotton fabric contains 88% cotton by weight, weighs 180 g/m², and features a twill weave structure suitable for shirt manufacturing. It falls under HTS 5208.19.20.90 as an unbleached fabric of 85%+ cotton, under 200 g/m², in twill weave, not specifically 3/4-thread or certified hand-loomed. The twill is warp-faced with uniform warp color, meeting chapter specifications for classification.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.9%
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
• Verify fabric weight post-sizing removal via boiling test per US note (b) to confirm ≤200 g/m²
• Obtain lab analysis for cotton content ≥85% and weave type documentation to avoid reclassification
• Monitor Chapter 52 quantitative limits if from quota-restricted countries; exclude Mexican origin