Cotton Swab Wick Wadding Sticks
Pre-formed cotton wadding tips on thin plastic sticks for cleaning and application in labs or beauty. Classified in HTS 5601.21.00.90 as other articles thereof, where cotton wadding forms the functional absorbent head. Composite nature but textile wadding component dominates classification.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If sterile for medical application
Sterile cotton tipped applicators are wadding preparations in Chapter 30.
If sold as medical instrument components
End-use as syringe needles or instruments shifts to Chapter 90.
If plastic dominates and cotton is minor
Predominantly plastic articles with minor wadding go to Chapter 39.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Prove cotton tip is primary wadding, not just flock; sterile versions need Chapter 30 docs
• Avoid full plastic stick dominance in description
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