Polyester-Viscose Cheesecloth Fabric from China
Lightweight plain weave fabric ≤170 g/m² with ≤33 ends/picks per cm², primarily polyester staple mixed solely with viscose rayon staple fibers. Meets HTS 5515.11.00 and Chapter 55 note (d) for cheesecloth. Applied in filtration, crafts, and medical uses.
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
• Confirm low density (≤33 ends/picks) via weave analysis to secure cheesecloth status
• Specify end-use in docs if for industrial filtration to aid valuation
• Bundle in bulk packaging for commercial use to avoid retail set reclassification