Scutched Flax Fiber for Linen Spinning from China
Scutched flax fibers are processed flax stalks that have undergone scutching to remove woody parts, leaving clean bast fibers ready for hackling. Classified under HTS 5301.21.00.00 as 'broken or scutched' flax, not yet spun into yarn. Used primarily as intermediate material for high-quality linen yarn production.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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
• Verify processing level; must be scutched/broken but not hackled to avoid HTS 5301.29 classification
• Provide certificate of origin and processing documentation to confirm 'not spun' status
• Check for contamination; impurities exceeding 5% may trigger reclassification as waste under 5301.30