Combed Alpaca Wool-Viscose Basketweave Upholstery Fabric from China
Combed basketweave fabric of 37% alpaca wool and 63% viscose staple, different color yarns for subtle texture, used in upholstery. Classifies HTS 5516.33.05.20 as combed wool-mixed artificial staple multicolored >36% fine hair. Weight 180 g/m².
Duty Rate — China → United States
62.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Authenticate alpaca as fine animal hair with fiber diameter tests (<30 microns); declare basketweave structure
• Pitfall: upholstery end-use might trigger 55.16 other if not apparel
• Include flame retardancy certs if applicable