Bleached Wool Artificial Fiber Broadcloth from China
Bleached broadcloth woven from 41% wool and artificial staple fibers, for shirting. HTS 5516.31.05 applies as bleached blend with >36% wool, <85% artificial, fitting broadcloth definition (plain weave, not square, potentially napped).
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
• Lab test for wool percentage; tolerances are strict for 36% threshold
• Declare if napped, as notes allow but affect value
• Avoid cabled yarns to prevent sheeting exclusions