Cotton-Polyester Poplin Shirt Fabric from China
This plain weave fabric blends 60% cotton with 40% polyester staple fibers, weighing 150 g/m², and is unbleached for shirt manufacturing. It falls under HTS 5513.19.00 as a woven fabric of synthetic staple fibers mixed mainly with cotton, under 170 g/m², unbleached, and not specifically excluded as poplin due to its construction exceeding square weave criteria.
Duty Rate — China → United States
49.9%
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
• Verify fiber content via lab tests to confirm <85% synthetic staple; ensure weight documentation under 170 g/m²
• Common pitfall: misclassifying as 100% cotton if blend not declared
• Use commercial invoices specifying unbleached state