Industrial Unbleached Cotton Numbered Duck Cloth from China
Numbered duck cloth (e.g., No. 8 duck) is an unbleached, heavy cotton fabric >200 g/m² with ≥85% cotton, using complex weaves beyond plain. HTS 5209.19.00.60 covers this for uses in conveyor belts and sails due to its high tensile strength.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.5%
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
• Use CBP-approved yarn number calculation (per US notes) to validate cotton metrics; document average yarn count
• Ensure no power-loom certification needed unless claiming hand-loomed; standard mill production fits this code
• Avoid bulk packaging pitfalls—declare as greige (unbleached) fabric, not processed goods