Poly-Cotton Denim Shirt Fabric from China
This lightweight woven fabric blends 70% cotton with 30% polyester, featuring a 3-thread twill weave with yarns of different colors in warp and weft. Weighing 180 g/m², it meets HTS 5210.49.10.00 as a mixed cotton fabric under 85% cotton, not true denim due to man-made fiber content and weft shade. Commonly used for casual shirts and jackets.
Duty Rate — China → United States
45%
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 to confirm <85% cotton mixed with man-made fibers; discrepancies lead to reclassification
• Provide weave certification (3/4-thread twill) and weight documentation under 200 g/m² to avoid audits
• Declare yarn colors accurately; uniform colors shift to 5210.49.40.00