Poly-Cotton Dyed Poplin Shirt Fabric from China
A lightweight woven poplin fabric with 70% cotton and 30% polyester, dyed in solid colors, weighing 120 g/m² with yarn number 80. It falls under HTS 5210.39.80.90 as a mixed cotton fabric under 85% cotton, dyed, other weave, high yarn number over 69, and not specifically enumerated elsewhere. Primarily used for dress shirts and blouses.
Duty Rate — China → United States
47.4%
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 test; must be <85% cotton mixed mainly with MMF to qualify
• Provide weave analysis and yarn number calculation per US Note (a) using formulas like BT/Z
• Avoid misclassification as 100% cotton (5208) by documenting MMF blend certificates