Unbleached Polyester-Cotton Poplin for Workwear from China
Unbleached poplin fabric weighing more than 170 g/m², plain weave of polyester staple (<85%) mainly with cotton, matching HTS 5514.11.0020 as broadcloth excluding low yarn number or light weights per note (a)(ii). Used in durable work uniforms and trousers.
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
• Document unbleached state with production certificates to avoid bleached subheading errors
• Test for square construction; poplin/broadcloth requires non-square per statistical notes
• Ensure staple fiber verification, as filament mixes go to different chapters