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Bleached Poplin Shirt Fabric 120 gsm from Germany

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.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• 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