Bleached Cotton Poplin Shirt Fabric from China
This lightweight bleached woven cotton poplin fabric weighs 180 g/m² and is used primarily for making dress shirts and blouses. It falls under HTS 5212.12.60.90 as a bleached cotton woven fabric not exceeding 200 g/m², in the 'other' category excluding specific 3-thread twill types. The bleaching process lightens the fabric uniformly without dyeing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.8%
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 fabric weight via lab testing (≤200 g/m²) and confirm bleaching process per Chapter 52 notes to avoid reclassification
• Provide mill test certificate for yarn number and construction to support 'other woven' status
• Ensure no denim characteristics (e.g
• colored warp yarns) to prevent shift to 5212.42