Multi-Color Cotton Poplin Shirt Fabric
Lightweight poplin fabric made from 100% cotton yarns of different colors, average yarn number 38, weighing 180 g/m². Falls under HTS 5208.49.40 as a non-denim, non-hand-loomed woven fabric of coarse yarns (number 42 or lower) per Chapter 52 notes. Ideal for casual button-down shirts.
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If plain weave with number 42 or lower
Plain weave fabrics (not 'other') with coarse yarns classify under 5208.32.40.
If denim construction (3/4-thread twill, warp-faced)
Denim-specific definition in subheading note moves it to 5209.42 regardless of yarn number.
If contains synthetic fibers reducing cotton below 85%
Blends <85% cotton shift to Chapter 54 man-made filament fabrics.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Calculate yarn number precisely per US note (b) using total single yarns per cm² and fabric weight
• Ensure documentation shows 'yarns of different colors'—not printed patterns, which may shift to 5212
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