Unbleached Flax Linen Sheeting Fabric from China
Plain weave linen sheeting fabric made from less than 85% flax fibers, unbleached, weighing around 180 gsm with square construction over 33 ends and picks per cm. Classified under HTS 5309.21.40 as unbleached woven flax fabric not specifically provided for elsewhere in the heading. Meets chapter note definitions for sheeting but falls into 'Other' due to flax content and lack of other qualifiers.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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 flax content via lab testing to confirm <85% and unbleached status; provide certificates of analysis
• Ensure plain weave construction documentation matches chapter note (c) for sheeting to avoid reclassification