Polyester-Merino Wool Coating Fabric from China
Heavyweight woven fabric with polyester filaments and 42% merino wool using differently colored yarns for outerwear coatings. Falls under HTS 5407.93.05 as other woven synthetic fabrics mixed mainly with ≥36% wool or fine animal hair. Provides water-resistant wool warmth.
Duty Rate — China → United States
60%
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 certificates of origin for preferential duty treatment under free trade agreements
• Ensure no napping that mimics sheeting definitions in notes
• Common issue: Misclassifying as pile fabric