Dyed Cotton Poplin Shirt Fabric from China
This is a lightweight dyed woven cotton poplin fabric weighing 180 g/m², used primarily for making shirts and blouses. It falls under HTS 5212.13.60.90 as a dyed cotton woven fabric not of denim, weighing not more than 200 g/m², and not specifically provided for elsewhere in the heading. The even weave and uniform dyeing distinguish it from plain weave or printed variants.
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 does not exceed 200 g/m² via lab testing to confirm classification; provide mill test certificates
• Ensure dyeing process documentation to distinguish from bleached or yarn-dyed fabrics in other subheadings
• Avoid common pitfalls like misdeclaring as denim, which requires specific 3/4-thread twill per chapter notes