Poly-Cotton Plaid Poplin Fabric from China

A lightweight plain weave poplin fabric made from synthetic staple fibers mixed mainly with cotton, weighing 150 g/m², featuring yarns of different colors in a plaid pattern. It qualifies under HTS 5513.39.01 as it contains less than 85% synthetic staple fibers, mixed mainly with cotton, under 170 g/m², and is an 'other' woven fabric of different colored yarns per chapter 55 notes excluding specific types like sheeting. Commonly used for casual shirts and blouses.

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 fibers mixed mainly with cotton; discrepancies lead to reclassification

Provide weave construction details (e.g

not square, >170g/m² exclusion) in entry docs to avoid misclassification as poplin under statistical notes

Declare weight precisely per m² and include yarn color variation evidence to match 'yarns of different colors' criterion