Combed Wool-Viscose Plaid Coating Fabric from China
Midweight combed fabric blending 50% wool with 50% viscose staple, yarn-dyed in plaid with different color yarns, for light coats and jackets. Fits HTS 5516.33.05.20: combed yarns, 36-84% wool with artificial staple, multicolored. Exceeds 170 g/m² but qualifies as broadcloth.
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
• Confirm yarn count avoids sheeting exclusion (e.g
• average >26 for >170 g/m²); declare as 'coating fabric' not apparel
• Pitfall: over 85% artificial leads to 5516.91 rejection
• Partner with accredited labs for fiber blend audits