Unbleached Acetate Printcloth Alternative from China
Unbleached plain weave acetate staple fabric under 170 g/m², average yarn 43-68, >33 singles per cm², square but wider than 168 cm avoiding printcloth note. HTS 5516.91.00 for unbleached other woven artificial staple fabrics. For printing preparation.
Duty Rate — China → United States
49.5%
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
• Measure width precisely; <168 cm shifts to printcloth exclusion impacting notes
• Confirm no cabled yarns; multiples disqualify from certain definitions
• Declare roll lengths; cut pieces may be seen as made-ups under Chapter 63