Printed-Effect Colored Poplin Fabric from China
Poplin broadcloth with yarns of different colors mimicking print but qualifying as yarn-dyed, <85% artificial staples with viscose filaments. HTS 5516.23.00.10 distinguishes from printcloth by weave and density.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.5%
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
• Differentiate yarn-dyed vs piece-dyed in docs to avoid printcloth confusion
• Measure ends/picks per cm to prove not >33 for poplin status
• Retail bolt packaging helps affirm fabric classification over apparel