Polyester Cheesecloth from China
Lightweight plain weave polyester fabric ≤170 g/m² with ≤33 ends/picks per cm², used for filtering and crafts. Falls under HTS 5512.19.00 as 'other' cheesecloth containing 85%+ polyester staple fibers per note (d). Open weave allows breathability and straining applications.
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
• Prove low thread count with lab analysis to meet cheesecloth specs; higher counts risk reclassification
• Use commercial invoices specifying end-use if industrial
• Pitfall: confusing with finer printcloth weaves