Heavyweight Bleached Cotton Canvas Fabric from China
This is a bleached woven cotton canvas fabric containing over 85% cotton by weight and weighing 250 g/m², used for tents, sails, and heavy-duty upholstery. It falls under HTS 5209.29.00.90 as a bleached cotton fabric exceeding 200 g/m² that does not qualify as denim, satin, or certified hand-loomed. The bleaching process lightens the fabric without dyeing, distinguishing it from unbleached or printed variants.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.7%
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
• Verify fabric weight exceeds 200 g/m² via lab testing and provide mill test certificates to confirm >85% cotton content
• Ensure bleaching is documented as optical or chemical without dyes to avoid misclassification into dyed subheadings