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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

9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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