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Combed Wool-Modal Staple Unbleached Printcloth from Germany

A printcloth-style plain weave, combed and unbleached, featuring 37% wool and 63% modal artificial staple fibers, 150 g/m² with >33 singles yarns per cm² and average yarn number 50-68. Falls under HTS 5516.31.05.20 for combed, high-wool artificial staple blends per statistical note (c), though primarily for unprinted base fabrics in this context.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

19.8%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Confirm no multiple/cabled yarns per printcloth note; violations shift classification

• Width under 168 cm? Note it for potential printcloth specifics in valuation

• Pair with dyeing declarations if post-import processed to avoid duty evasion claims