Cotton-Polyester Poplin Fabric from China
This woven fabric is made from 60% cotton and 40% polyester staple fibers, weighing 180 g/m², and qualifies as poplin due to its plain weave construction not of square construction. It is unbleached, falling under HTS 5514.19.90.90 as a mixed synthetic staple fiber fabric exceeding 170 g/m². The mixture is mainly with cotton, distinguishing it from pure synthetic or other blends.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.5%
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 less than 85% synthetic staple fibers mixed mainly with cotton
• Provide mill certificates showing weight exceeds 170 g/m² and plain weave poplin structure
• Avoid misclassification by ensuring no napping if claiming poplin; common pitfall is incorrect weave documentation