Jute-Cotton-Polyester Sheeting Fabric from China
Plain weave sheeting fabric of 55% jute, 30% cotton, 15% polyester, 190 g/m², square construction with >33 ends/picks per cm. Falls under HTS 5311.00.30.70 for other vegetable fiber (jute) weaves containing cotton/man-made, per sheeting definition in statistical notes (b). Used for upholstery linings.
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
• Document square construction metrics precisely to qualify as 'sheeting' and avoid reclassification
• Provide certificates of origin proving jute vegetable fiber status for duty preferences
• Track man-made fiber content declarations to comply with restraint quotas