Printed Cotton-Polyester Poplin Fabric from China
This plain weave printed fabric blends 60% cotton with 40% polyester staple fibers, weighing 150 gsm, used for shirts and blouses. It falls under HTS 5516.44.00 as a printed woven fabric containing less than 85% artificial staple fibers mixed mainly with cotton. The poplin structure features finer warp yarns for a crisp finish.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.5%
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
• Verify fiber content via lab tests to confirm <85% artificial staple fibers mixed mainly with cotton for accurate classification
• Provide weave analysis and gsm documentation to distinguish from poplin exclusions in statistical notes
• Ensure printing is on one or both sides; mislabeling as unprinted shifts to 5516.43