Plaid Twill Printed Polyester Bag Lining from China

Printed twill fabric in plaid patterns, 86% polyester staple for handbag linings. HTS 5516.14.00.30 due to twill weave, printing, and 85%+ artificial staple fibers in 'other' category. Matches Chapter 55 hierarchy for woven synthetics.

Duty Rate — China → United States

45%

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

Document as component fabric, not finished good; test for fiber purity

Pitfall: bulk rolls misdeclared as apparel fabric