Heavyweight Blue Denim Cheesecloth Alternative from China
This acrylic staple blue denim fabric mimics cheesecloth structure with ≤33 ends/picks per cm but exceeds 170 g/m², disqualifying from note (d); still 88% acrylic. Under HTS 5512.29.0010 for denim-specific classification. Suited for filtration and lightweight industrial uses despite weight.
Duty Rate — China → United States
47%
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
• Measure thread count precisely (≤33/cm) and note weight exemption from cheesecloth to justify classification
• Label as 'denim' only if color matches (225); generic blue may go to broader categories