Viscose Staple Printcloth Craft Fabric from China
Lightweight printed viscose staple fiber fabric certified as printcloth: plain weave, <170 g/m², square construction, >33 singles yarns/cm², average yarn 43-68. Classified in 5516.94.0030 for its printed artificial staple fiber woven structure per Chapter 55 notes. Popular for DIY crafts, quilting, and patchwork projects.
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
• Test for no multiple/cabled yarns as excluded in printcloth note (c) to prevent downgrade to sheeting or other
• Document printing process (rotary or flat-bed) to confirm 'printed' status over yarn-dyed
• Check for napping; allowed in printcloth def but declare if present for accurate duty assessment