Lightweight Unbleached Cotton Mull Fabric from China
Unbleached mull fabric of 88% cotton, yarn number 70, weighing 90 g/m², qualifies for HTS 5208.19.80 as a high-count gauze-like 'other' weave under 200 g/m². It's prized for bookbinding, mosquito netting, and delicate apparel linings.
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 type (e.g
• leno for mull) to confirm 'other' status excluding plain weave
• Verify staple length of input cotton doesn't trigger US note quotas on raw cotton imports
• Use invoices specifying 'not certified hand-loomed' to prevent misclassification