Discharge Printed Acetate Cheesecloth from China
Lightweight 100% acetate staple cheesecloth, 120g/m² with <=33 ends/picks per cm, featuring discharge printed stripes. Classed in HTS 5516.14.0085 for discharge printing on high artificial staple content fabric matching cheesecloth note (d). Applied in crafts, strainers, and lightweight linings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
47.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Document low thread count (<=33/cm) to confirm cheesecloth; ensure no napping if declared as such; pitfall: higher counts could reclassify as poplin or sheeting