Bleached Poplin Shirt Fabric 120 gsm
This lightweight bleached poplin fabric, made from 100% cotton yarns with an average yarn number of 40, weighs 120 g/m² and is ideal for dress shirts. It falls under HTS 5208.29.40 as a woven cotton fabric containing 85% or more cotton, bleached, not of a specific type like plain weave or sateen, and with yarn number 42 or lower. The low yarn number indicates coarser yarns suitable for everyday apparel.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If 3- or 4-thread twill of different colored yarns meeting denim definition
Denim-specific twill weave with defined yarn colors shifts to subheading 5208.22 for specialized classification.
If dyed instead of bleached
Dyeing changes the color process from bleaching, moving to 5208.31 subheading for colored fabrics.
If containing <85% cotton but ≥36% cotton by weight
Lower cotton content percentage reclassifies to Chapter 52 heading 5210 for mixed cotton fabrics.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify average yarn number using HTS formulas (e.g
• N = BYT/1,000) after removing sizing; fractions disregarded
• Provide lab test reports confirming ≥85% cotton content and weight ≤200 g/m² to avoid reclassification
• Ensure bleaching process documentation as fabrics must be imported in bleached state, not raw or dyed
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