Bleached Cotton-Acrylic Staple Blend from Germany
Bleached woven fabric mixing 70% acrylic staple fibers mainly with cotton, 165 gsm, plain weave not qualifying as sheeting due to non-square construction. HTS 5516.41.00.90 covers this 'other' category for bleached blends <85% artificial. Suited for curtains or apparel.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
14.9%
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
• Ensure acrylic identified as staple, not filament; bleaching cert required
• Pitfall: average yarn >68 misdeclared as printcloth