43 Yarn Number Bleached Printcloth for Apparel from China
This entry-level printcloth (315) with average yarn number 43 is a bleached, plain weave cotton fabric (>85% cotton) weighing 95 g/m², suited for casual shirts and linings. It matches HTS 5208.21.40.60 precisely due to its printcloth designation and metric thread range. Bleaching ensures compatibility with reactive printing inks.
Duty Rate — China → United States
45.2%
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 yarn count with lab report using ST/10 formula if square meters per kg are measured
• Check for selvage exclusion in weave determination per US note (b)
• Beware of quantitative restrictions if raw cotton source is non-WTO; trace origins