Jute-Cotton Blend Curtain Fabric from China
This woven fabric combines jute vegetable fibers with cotton and polyester man-made fibers, used primarily for curtains and draperies. It falls under HTS 5311.00.30.90 as a woven fabric of other vegetable textile fibers (jute) containing both cotton and man-made fibers, not specifically provided for elsewhere. The plain weave construction meets chapter 53 specifications for mixed vegetable fiber fabrics.
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 exact fiber content percentages via lab testing to confirm classification under 5311; ensure invoices specify jute as the primary vegetable fiber
• Common pitfall: misclassifying as pure cotton under Chapter 52 if cotton exceeds 50%
• Obtain certificates of origin for potential duty reductions