Heavyweight Cotton Denim Work Pants Fabric from Mexico
This is a warp-faced 3-thread twill woven cotton fabric containing 88% cotton by weight, weighing 280 g/m², with dyed warp yarns in indigo and lighter weft yarns, meeting the denim definition. It is not napped and used for manufacturing durable work pants. Classified under HTS 5209.43.0030 due to its high cotton content, weight over 200 g/m², and specific twill weave of yarns of different colors.
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Import Tips
• Verify yarn composition and weight via lab testing to confirm ≥85% cotton and >200 g/m², as exceeding these shifts classification
• Provide weave structure documentation (e.g
• twill pattern photos) to CBP to prove 3- or 4-thread twill compliance
• Avoid common pitfalls like misdeclaring as lighter fabric; ensure no napping treatment is applied post-weaving