Polyester-Viscose Sheeting 613 Bleached from China
Bleached sheeting fabric with 85% polyester staple and 15% viscose staple, 155 gsm, square weave >33 ends/picks cm², yarn #64, precisely matching sheeting (613) per note (b)(i). Classed under HTS 5512.91.00.20 for high synthetic staple content; used in medical garments and linings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
52.4%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Test for exact 85% threshold; slight variation below moves to 5513 or 5514
• Include construction diagrams in entry docs to prove sheeting vs cheesecloth (<33 ends/picks)
• Specify end-use in invoices if industrial to preempt Woven Fabric of Special Scope queries