Poly-Cotton Sateen Bed Sheet Fabric from Germany
This unbleached woven fabric consists of 70% cotton and 30% polyester, weighing 220 g/m² with a sateen weave that provides a smooth, lustrous surface ideal for bed sheets. It falls under HTS 5211.19.00.20 as a sateen fabric containing less than 85% cotton, mixed mainly with man-made fibers, over 200 g/m², and unbleached. The sateen weave features warp-faced floats meeting the chapter's weave specifications.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify fiber content via lab testing to confirm <85% cotton and exact man-made fiber mix for subheading compliance
• Provide weave certification (sateen with floats ≥4 yarns) and weight documentation (greige >200 g/m²) to CBP
• Avoid misclassification as bleached by ensuring no optical brighteners or finishing processes were applied