Acetate Filament and Rayon Staple Dyed Sheeting from China
Dyed plain weave sheeting fabric under 170 g/m² with square construction, over 33 ends/picks per cm, average yarn number ≤68, mixed mainly with acetate man-made filaments and less than 85% rayon staple fibers. Fits Chapter 55 statistical note (b)(i) for sheeting. HTS 5516.22.00 applies for dyed mixed staple/filament composition.
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
• Document square construction and thread count precisely to justify sheeting classification
• Provide weight certificates (<170 g/m²) and dyeing process records
• Avoid common pitfall of declaring as printcloth if over 43-68 yarn range