Unbleached Cotton-Merino Wool Shirt Fabric from China
A lightweight unbleached plain weave fabric blending 60% cotton with 40% merino wool, at 170 g/m², ideal for dress shirts. Classified under HTS 5212.11.10 as an other woven cotton fabric, unbleached, ≤200 g/m², with ≥36% fine animal hair (merino wool). It meets US note criteria for yarn count averaging via fabric weight and density.
Duty Rate — China → United States
51.5%
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
• Declare precise weight per square meter and fiber breakdown on entry docs; use Z' grams/m² method from US notes for verification
• Ensure supplier provides unbleached certification to prevent shifts to dyed or bleached subheadings during customs exam