Bleached Cotton-Spandex Blend Shirting Fabric from China
Fine shirting fabric with 80% cotton, 18% polyester, and 2% spandex, weighing 150 g/m², bleached smooth. HTS 5210.29.40.90 applies due to <85% cotton MMF mix (spandex as man-made), low weight, and coarse yarn count. Suited for stretch dress shirts.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.1%
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
• Break down all fibers including elastane in entry docs; spandex counts as MMF
• Confirm average yarn number via total single yarns per cm² formula
• Beware of staple length quotas if raw cotton content traced back to Chapter 52 origins