5208.49.80/High-Count Cotton Poplin Shirt Fabric/China

High-Count Cotton Poplin Shirt Fabric from China

This woven cotton fabric contains 85% or more cotton by weight, weighs under 200 g/m², and uses yarns of different colors with an average yarn number of 69 or higher. It is classified under HTS 5208.49.80 due to its fine yarn count, multi-color yarn construction, and lightweight nature suitable for dress shirts. The high yarn number indicates a finer, smoother weave typical for premium apparel linings.

Duty Rate — China → United States

52.2%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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)

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Import Tips

• Calculate average yarn number using HTS formulas (e.g

• N = BYT/1,000) after removing sizing, documenting measurements for CBP verification

• Provide lab tests confirming ≥85% cotton content and weight <200 g/m² to avoid reclassification to lower-number yarn subheadings

• Declare 'yarns of different colors' explicitly; uniform dyeing post-weaving may shift to 5208.39 or 5208.59