Printed Modal-Polyester Blend Chiffon Fabric from China
Lightweight chiffon fabric printed with abstract watercolor designs, composed of 70% modal (artificial staple) and 30% polyester filaments, sheer and flowy at 110 gsm. Fits HTS 5516.24.00.95 for printed woven 'other' fabrics with <85% artificial staple mixed with filaments, excluded from cheesecloth due to pick density. Ideal for scarves and overlays.
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
• Confirm modal as artificial staple via chemical analysis; declare width if <168cm for potential printcloth overlap
• Pitfall: misstating as silk blend triggers different duties