Unbleached Wool-Modacrylic Suiting Fabric from China
Unbleached poplin suiting fabric of 42% wool and 58% modacrylic staple fibers, 140 gsm, plain weave not square. HTS 5516.31.05.10 applies due to uncombed artificial fibers, ≥36% wool, unbleached state. Flame-retardant properties suit protective workwear.
Duty Rate — China → United States
54.8%
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
• Modacrylic requires specific fiber ID in invoices; generic 'artificial' may trigger audits
• Ensure <85% artificial to stay in mixed wool heading; higher shifts burden to importer
• Avoid bulk packaging claims that could reclassify as industrial under different chapter