Polyester Cheesecloth Mix from China
Open plain weave cheesecloth under 170 g/m² with not more than 33 ends/picks per cm, primarily polyester staple blended with man-made filaments. Falls under HTS 5515.91.00 as other woven synthetic staple fabrics mixed mainly with man-made filaments, matching cheesecloth per chapter note (d).
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 ends/picks precisely to stay under 33/cm for cheesecloth; provide openness factor certification
• Common pitfall: misweighting leading to poplin reclass