Combed Wool-Viscose Plaid Coating Fabric from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.380%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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