Printed Acetate-Cotton Poly Blend Shirting Fabric from China
This printed shirting fabric mixes 60% acetate staple, 30% cotton, and 10% polyester filaments, with a crisp plain weave and geometric prints, weighing 120 gsm. It qualifies for HTS 5516.24.00.95 as 'other' printed woven fabric with <85% artificial staple mixed mainly or solely with man-made filaments, excluding specific types like printcloth due to yarn numbers. The multi-fiber blend and printing fit perfectly.
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
• Label all fibers accurately including cotton content for textile quotas; provide construction specs to rule out cheesecloth or printcloth
• Watch for multiple yarns that could shift to excluded sheeting categories