Polyester-Cotton Printed Poplin Fabric from China
This plain weave poplin fabric is printed with floral patterns and contains 70% artificial staple fibers mixed with 30% polyester filaments, weighing under 170 g/m² with uneven construction. It falls under HTS 5516.24.00 as a printed woven fabric with less than 85% artificial staple fibers mixed mainly with man-made filaments. The printing and specific fiber blend distinguish it from unprinted or differently mixed variants.
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
• Verify fiber content via lab tests to confirm <85% artificial staple fibers mixed with filaments, as misdeclaration shifts to 5515 or 5513
• Include detailed weave specs (e.g
• poplin construction) and printing process in invoices to avoid reclassification