Bleached Mull Bandage Fabric from China
Soft bleached mull gauze cotton fabric, 100% cotton, 140 g/m², yarn #46, used in medical bandages. HTS 5208.29.60.90 covers this open plain weave bleached cotton meeting all weight/yarn/cotton criteria, excluding special medical chapter provisions. Lenient weave for absorbency.
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
• Distinguish from Chapter 30 pharma products; fabric alone stays Chapter 52
• Gauze openness measured by picks/cm; ensure yarn #43-68 despite loose construction
• Bleach residue tests may be required for medical end-use declarations