Bleached Viscose Staple Fiber Sheeting Fabric from China
A square construction plain weave fabric from 90% bleached viscose staple fibers, weighing under 170 g/m² with >33 ends/picks per cm and yarn number ≤68, fitting the sheeting definition in statistical note (b)(i). Ideal for bed linens and curtains. Falls under 5516.11.00 for its bleached state and dominant artificial staple fibers.
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
• Submit technical specs including g/m², yarn number, and construction to prove sheeting classification per note (b)
• Ensure bleaching process documentation; over-bleaching may be seen as finished white, but base fits unbleached/bleached