Unbleached Poplin Shirt Fabric from China
Unbleached poplin fabric with <85% artificial staple fibers mixed solely with polyester filaments, plain weave not square, weighing 180 g/m² with yarn number 30, fitting poplin definition excluding napped low-density types. Used for custom shirt manufacturing. HTS 5516.21.0010 covers its unbleached state and blend.
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 yarn count and construction affidavits to prove poplin status per statistical note (a)(ii)
• Declare exact blend ratios; mismatches lead to audits under mixed fiber rules
• For bulk imports, specify non-retail packaging to avoid set classifications