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Multi-Color Cotton Poplin Shirt Fabric from Germany

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.

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

• 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