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Discharge Printed Acetate Cheesecloth from Germany

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 — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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