Sisal Twine for Crafts from China
Natural sisal twine made from agave sisalana fibers, spun into a coarse multi-ply yarn suitable for crafting and packaging. Classified under HTS 5308.90.90.00 as yarn of other vegetable textile fibers (sisal), not specifically provided for elsewhere in heading 5308. It meets the definition of spun yarn from non-cotton vegetable fibers like sisal.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
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
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
Import Tips
• Verify fiber origin certification to confirm sisal content and avoid reclassification as synthetic; ensure yarn twist and ply details in documentation; watch for contamination with non-vegetable fibers which could shift to Chapter 55