Dyed Poly-Cotton Broadcloth Blend from China
Fine plain weave broadcloth-style, 152 g/m² dyed black, 62% polyester staple/38% cotton, not square construction. HTS 5513.29.00 as 'other' dyed fabric mixed mainly synthetic under 170 g/m², excluded from strict poplin/broadcloth by note (a)(i). For formal shirts.
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
• Test for square construction; non-square avoids poplin exclusion but stays 'other'
• Provide average yarn number >26 to confirm not heavy broadcloth
• Invoice must note staple vs filament to prevent Chapter 54 misrouting