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Poly-Cotton Heavyweight Twill Duck Fabric from China

This is a durable woven duck fabric containing 70% cotton mixed with 30% polyester, weighing 280 g/m², featuring a twill weave rather than plain weave. It falls under HTS 5211.19.00.60 as an unbleached fabric of cotton less than 85% by weight mixed with man-made fibers, specifically classified as duck except plain weave. Commonly used for industrial covers and tarps due to its strength.

Duty Rate — China → United States

45.2%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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 exact cotton content via lab testing to confirm <85% and avoid reclassification to pure cotton headings like 5209

• Provide weave structure documentation proving it's duck (heavy plain weave variant or twill) excluding plain weave, and weight certification >200 g/m²

• Watch for bleaching processes; even minimal treatments shift to 5211.21, increasing duties or quota issues