Cotton-Polyester Unbleached Sheeting Fabric from China
This woven fabric is made from 70% polyester filament yarn mixed with 30% cotton, unbleached, weighing around 150 gsm with square construction and over 33 ends per cm. It falls under HTS 5407.81.00 as a woven fabric containing less than 85% synthetic filaments, mixed mainly with cotton, and unbleached. Commonly used for bed sheets and apparel linings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
52.4%
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
• Verify fiber content via lab tests to confirm less than 85% synthetics; invoices must specify exact percentages
• Ensure documentation proves unbleached state (no chemical processing beyond scouring); bleaching shifts to 5407.82
• Avoid misclassification as 100% cotton (5208) by providing weave analysis showing synthetic filaments