Dyed Merino Wool Acrylic Broadcloth from China
Dyed plain weave broadcloth with 38% merino wool and 62% acrylic staple fibers, not combed, suitable for shirts and linings. HTS 5516.32.0510 applies due to wool content over 36% mixed with <85% artificial fibers, fitting broadcloth specs excluding napped types.
Duty Rate — China → United States
60%
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
• Document average yarn number >26 to qualify as broadcloth per Chapter 55 notes
• Include origin certificates for wool to prevent undervaluation claims
• Avoid selling in sets with trims, as that could reclassify as apparel parts