Vintage Wash Blue Polyester-Viscose Denim from China
Pre-washed blue denim fabric combining polyester staple fibers mainly with viscose rayon, featuring stone-washed vintage effect for casual pants and shirts. Falls squarely under HTS 5515.11.0010 as 'blue denim' woven from specified staple fiber mix. Offers faded look with synthetic durability.
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
• Include washing process certificates to prove color is fixed 'blue denim' post-treatment
• Test for shrinkage under AATCC standards to prevent end-use complaints affecting admissibility
• Declare as 'finished fabric' not greige to avoid Chapter 55 unbleached subheadings