42s Poplin Fabric for Tailoring from China
Borderline yarn number 42 bleached poplin (98 g/m², 100% cotton) under HTS 5208.21.20.20 for number 42 or lower poplin/broadcloth. Used by tailors for linings and facings. Exact specs confirm tariff placement.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.4%
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
• Fractions in yarn number disregarded per notes—42.9 counts as 42
• Provide construction specs (warp x weft yarns/cm) supporting poplin structure
• Segregate from finer counts (>42) to avoid commingling penalties