Blue Denim Fabric for Jeans from China
This is a warp-faced blue denim fabric made from yarns of different colors, with indigo-dyed warp yarns and lighter weft yarns, weighing 320 g/m² and containing over 85% cotton. It meets the precise definition of 'denim' under subheading 5209.42 as a 3-thread twill weave with the specified color characteristics. Primarily used in manufacturing blue jeans and casual pants.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.4%
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 via lab testing (≤360 g/m²) and confirm denim specs (warp-faced twill, color yarn contrast) to avoid reclassification
• Provide mill test certificates documenting cotton content (>85%) and yarn metrics to comply with Chapter 52 notes
• Beware quota limits on cotton products; track entry periods and country allocations for raw cotton inputs