Polyester Cheesecloth Alternative from China

Lightweight plain weave fabric resembling cheesecloth, made from polyester staple mixed with filaments, under 170 g/m² with ≤33 ends/picks per cm². Falls under HTS 5515.12.00.90 as other woven synthetic staple with filament blend, not meeting printcloth density. Applied in filtration and crafts.

Duty Rate — China → United States

47%

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) per statistical note (d) to differentiate from denser categories

Provide end-use declaration if for food contact to meet FDA import requirements