Flax Blend Poplin Blouse Material 314 from China
Poplin fabric (category 314) with 55% flax, 35% cotton, 10% viscose, plain weave 190 g/m² for blouses. Conforms to poplin definition excluding low-density or heavy coarse yarn types per note (b). HTS 5309.29.30.05 applies due to cotton/man-made mix and restraint status.
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
• Submit weave analysis confirming >33 ends/picks per cm² if challenged; track cotton restraint visa requirements
• Pitfall: napping could confuse with note (f), but true poplin excludes heavy napping