Blue Denim Fabric for Jeans from China
This is a 3-thread twill woven fabric made from polyester staple fibers mixed mainly with cotton, weighing over 170 g/m², featuring the characteristic blue denim color and numbering 225. It falls under HTS 5514.30.32.10 due to its synthetic staple fiber content under 85% mixed with cotton, yarns of different colors, and specific twill construction. Primarily used for manufacturing casual jeans and apparel.
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 less than 85% synthetic staple fibers mixed mainly with cotton
• Provide weave structure documentation proving 3-thread twill and weight exceeding 170 g/m²
• Avoid misclassification as pure cotton denim by ensuring polyester staple fiber presence is documented