Polypropylene Twist Yarn for Rope Manufacturing from China
Single high-twist (>50 turns/m) polypropylene filament yarn supplied in large cones for twisting into ropes and cords. HTS 5402.53.00.00 applies to this non-retail, polypropylene-specific single yarn category. Excludes sewing thread and multifilament low-twist variants.
Duty Rate — China → United States
45.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Submit yarn twist test reports; discrepancies lead to 5402.52 reclassification and duty adjustments
• Ensure <67 decitex monofilament spec via spectrographic analysis for proper heading placement
• Declare exact end-use as industrial to avoid anti-dumping scrutiny on rope precursor materials