Imitation Silk Poly-Cotton Broadcloth from China
A lightweight broadcloth fabric with 70% polyester filament and 30% cotton, mimicking silk's sheen through tight plain weave and dyed yarns of varying colors, used for blouses and scarves. Classified under HTS 5407.83.0010 for poplin/broadcloth with <85% synthetics mixed mainly with cotton and different colored yarns, fitting statistical note (c) exclusion criteria. Typically weighs under 170 gsm with non-square construction.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.5%
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
• Label as 'poplin or broadcloth' only if specs match note (c); common pitfall is misdeclaring as 100% polyester
• Retain dyeing records to prove 'yarns of different colors'
• Watch for anti-dumping duties on certain polyester blends