Unbleached Flax Printcloth Alternative from China
Plain weave fabric resembling printcloth specs (43-68 yarn number, >33 singles per cm², <200 gsm) but with 80% flax content, unbleached, square construction. Classified as 'Other' under 5309.21.40 since printcloth note (d) implies cotton focus. Suitable for pre-printing applications.
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
• Provide yarn count and construction specs matching note (d) but note flax deviation for customs review
• Avoid calling it 'printcloth' in docs to prevent Chapter 52 shift; use descriptive terms
• Test for combed status; uncombed fibers align with note (g)