Stretch Denim Fabric for Jeans from Mexico
This is a warp-faced 3-thread twill denim fabric with 85%+ cotton content, incorporating 2% spandex for stretch, weighing 320 g/m². It meets the denim definition with indigo-dyed warp yarns and lighter weft yarns, classified under HTS 5209.42.00.60 due to its weight not exceeding 360 g/m² and colored yarn composition.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
18.4%
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
Import Tips
• Verify fabric weight via lab testing post-sizing removal to confirm under 360 g/m² and over 200 g/m² for this subheading
• Provide documentation proving warp yarns uniform color and weft lighter shade per subheading note on denim definition
• Avoid misclassification as plain twill by ensuring strict adherence to 3/4-thread twill weave structure