Colored Cotton Batiste Dress Fabric from China
This fine, lightweight cotton batiste is dyed in soft colors, weighing under 200 g/m², with a smooth, matte finish perfect for dresses and linings. It qualifies for HTS 5212.13.60.50 as dyed batiste, a finely woven cotton fabric similar to voile but denser. The dyeing process and cotton composition fit the 'other dyed' category precisely.
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
• Use the specified formulas from US notes to calculate average yarn number if questioned during customs exam
• Document the fabric as 'finished' to distinguish from greige goods in earlier headings
• Avoid bundling with apparel as sets, which could reclassify under garment headings