Bleached Polyester Cotton Blend Sheeting from China
Bleached sheeting primarily of polyester filament yarns with minor cotton content, plain weave square construction >33 ends/picks per cm, ≤170 g/m², yarn number 68 or lower, qualifying as synthetic sheeting per predominant fiber. Used for budget bed sheets and drapery linings. HTS 5407.91.20.30 applies to other unbleached/bleached sheeting.
Duty Rate — China → United States
49.9%
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
• Obtain fiber content lab analysis (>50% synthetic filament for 5407; blends risk reclassification to 5208 if cotton-dominant)
• Specify 'filament yarn' on docs; staple fiber blends go to different chapters
• Check for napping, allowed in sheeting but measure post-nap weight