Bleached Poly-Cotton Poplin Shirt Fabric from China
This lightweight woven poplin fabric contains 70% cotton mixed with 30% polyester, weighs 180 g/m², and has an average yarn number between 43 and 68. It is bleached for a clean white finish and used primarily for dress shirts. Classified under HTS 5210.29.60.90 due to its cotton-manmade fiber blend, weight under 200 g/m², bleached processing, and yarn count range.
Duty Rate — China → United States
46.4%
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 fiber content via lab testing to confirm <85% cotton mixed mainly with man-made fibers; discrepancies lead to reclassification
• Provide weave analysis and yarn number calculations per US Note (a) using formulas like N = BYT/1,000 to support 43-68 range
• Include bleaching process certification to avoid confusion with unbleached subheadings like 5210.21