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Bleached High-Density Acrylic Fabric

Bleached woven fabric of 90% acrylic staple fibers, 180 gsm, square construction but excluded from sheeting by note (b)(ii)(B) due to non-square effective yarn. For apparel. 5512.21.0090 other bleached.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin Country	MFN Rate	Ch.99 Surcharges	Total Effective Rate
🇨🇳China	12%	+37.5%	49.5%
🇲🇽Mexico	12%	+10.0%	22%
🇨🇦Canada	12%	+10.0%	22%
🇩🇪Germany	12%	—	12%
🇯🇵Japan	Free	+12.5%	12.5%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

5513.23.01Higher: 52.4% vs 49.5%

If polyester staple equivalent

Non-acrylic synthetics use 5513 heading.

5902.10.00.00Lower: 43.3% vs 49.5%

If PU coating/lamination shifts to Chapter 59.

6217.90.90Lower: 34.6% vs 49.5%

If made up into accessories

Finished made-up textile articles go to Chapter 62.

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Import Tips & Compliance

• Provide yarn number averages to justify exclusion from sheeting

• Ensure no cabled yarns per notes to avoid 5516

• Retail sets with trims may require separate classification

Related Products under HTS 5512.21.00.90

Unbleached Acrylic Poplin Fabric

This plain weave fabric, containing over 85% acrylic staple fibers, weighs 150 gsm with unequal warp and fill counts, fitting the definition of poplin per chapter notes. It is unbleached, used for lightweight apparel linings. Classified under 5512.21.0090 as unbleached woven fabric of acrylic staple fibers.

Bleached Acrylic Sheeting Fabric

A square construction plain weave fabric over 85% acrylic staple fibers, weighing 160 gsm with over 33 ends/picks per cm and yarn number under 68, matching sheeting per statistical note (b)(i). Bleached white for bed linens. Falls under 5512.21.0090 for bleached acrylic staple fabrics.

Unbleached Acrylic Printcloth

Plain weave unbleached fabric of 85%+ acrylic staple fibers, 140 gsm, yarn numbers 50-65, over 33 singles per cm, square construction under 168 cm width, per printcloth note (c)(ii). Ideal for printing curtains. HTS 5512.21.0090 as unbleached other fabric.