Viscose Staple Printcloth Craft Fabric from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
22%
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
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