Industrial Polyester Filter Cloth from China
Woven polyester staple fabric 85%+, plain weave but exceeding sheeting/printcloth specs, used for industrial filtration. HTS 5512.19.00 'other' as it doesn't match defined types in notes (a)-(d). Durable for liquid/solid separation in manufacturing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
48.6%
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
• Specify industrial end-use on invoices to justify 'other' classification
• Permeability tests distinguish from apparel fabrics
• Pitfall: retail packaging may trigger consumer goods headings