Unbleached 55s Cotton Batiste Fabric from China
Fine unbleached cotton batiste fabric with 90% cotton, 150 g/m² weight, and yarn number 55 fits HTS 5208.19.60.90 for unbleached other fabrics of numbers 43-68. Yarn metrics follow Chapter 52 U.S. notes using total single yarns per cm².
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
• Lab certification for cotton content is crucial; thresholds below 85% shift to Chapter 52 other headings
• Specify weave as 'other' only if not plain, twill, or satin to avoid 5208.11-5208.14
• Check for hand-loomed certification opportunity to access preferential subheading