Cellulose Acetate Industrial Cabled Yarn 70/2 from Germany
70/2 cabled cellulose acetate yarn for heavy-duty industrial textile applications like conveyor belts. Classified in HTS 5403.42.00.00 as multiple folded artificial yarn, bulk-supplied, non-retail, under decitex limit. Aligns with chapter exclusions for tow (55) and retail yarn.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide tenacity and elongation specs to justify industrial end-use, avoiding consumer goods scrutiny
• Bulk packaging (cones >1kg) essential; small retail hanks trigger chapter 55
• Audit supplier for pure acetate; blends >50% other fiber may shift to composite rules