Bleached Merino Wool-Cotton Gabardine from China
Heavy bleached gabardine weave fabric >200 g/m², 39% merino wool and 61% cotton, not combed. Under 5212.22.10.10 as bleached cotton fabric with fine animal hair ≥36%. For trousers and outerwear.
Duty Rate — China → United States
54%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Specify merino as 'fine animal hair' in docs; lab tests for % content essential
• Confirm g/m² via Z' (grams per sq m) method in US note