Bleached Poly-Cotton Poplin Shirt Fabric from China

This lightweight woven poplin fabric, weighing 170 g/m², contains 80% cotton mixed with 20% polyester man-made fibers and has an average yarn number of 50. It is bleached for a clean white finish, making it ideal for dress shirts and blouses. Classified under HTS 5210.29.60 due to its cotton content under 85%, yarn number 43-68, and weight not exceeding 200 g/m².

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

Obtain lab test reports verifying <85% cotton content and exact yarn number (43-68) using HTS Chapter 52 formulas to avoid reclassification

Include bleaching process certification and weight per m² documentation; common pitfall is miscalculating average yarn number by ignoring sizing removal

Declare as 'other' fabrics, not denim or special weaves, and check for quantitative restrictions on cotton components from non-WTO countries