Fine Merino Wool-Acrylic Striped Suiting Fabric from China
A premium suiting fabric woven from differently colored yarns of fine merino wool mixed with acrylic staple fibers (<85% acrylic), offering durability and breathability. Classified under HTS 5516.33.10.00 for its yarn-of-different-colors feature and wool-dominant blend in artificial staple fiber base. Conforms to Chapter 55 notes for mixed woven fabrics.
Duty Rate — China → United States
47%
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
• Label with exact fiber percentages per FTC rules; include weave specs to distinguish from poplin/broadcloth
• Common pitfall: misdeclaring as 100% wool—use invoices showing blend
• Partner with accredited labs for staple fiber verification