Fine Lambswool-Viscose Combed Bleached Cheesecloth from China
Lightweight cheesecloth plain weave, combed, bleached, with 42% fine lambswool and 58% viscose staples, ≤170 g/m² and ≤33 threads per cm per statistical note (d). HTS 5516.31.05.20 covers this due to >36% fine animal hair content, unbleached/bleached, in artificial staple wovens.
Duty Rate — China → United States
57.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Low thread count must be lab-verified to match cheesecloth; higher counts reclassify as printcloth
• Specify non-napped if applicable, as napping allowed but impacts weight
• For food-grade uses, add FDA compliance docs beyond HTS