Polyester Printcloth Fabric 615 from China
This is a plain weave polyester staple fiber fabric weighing approximately 140 gsm, with average yarn numbers between 43-68, over 33 singles yarns per square cm, square construction, and less than 168 cm wide, certified as printcloth per HTS statistical note (c). It is imported in rolls for garment printing and apparel manufacturing. Classified under 5515.19.0025 as other printcloth of polyester staple fibers.
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
• Verify exact yarn count, weight, and construction via lab testing to confirm printcloth specs; provide mill certificates for fiber content (85%+ polyester staple); watch for misclassification as sheeting if over 33 picks/cm but wrong yarn number