Polyester Printcloth Alternative Fabric from China
Plain weave polyester staple fabric under 170 g/m² with >33 singles yarns/cm² but exceeding printcloth width (over 168 cm) or combed, per note (c). Falls under HTS 5515.19.00 as 'other' woven polyester staple fabrics for apparel linings.
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
• Measure width precisely; over 168 cm excludes printcloth status, keeping it in 5515.19.00
• Include yarn count details (43-68 average) in invoices to justify against printcloth subheading