Cotton Medical Gauze Wadding
Sterile cotton wadding sheets used in surgical procedures for absorbing fluids and padding wounds. HTS 5601.21.00 covers this as wadding of cotton textile materials, distinct from woven gauze (3005 or 5603).
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If cut and folded into sterile dressings for retail
Finished sterile wound dressings are pharmaceutical wadding under Chapter 30, not basic textile wadding.
If coated with plastic for waterproofing
Plastic-coated nonwovens fall under 5603 per Chapter notes, excluding from uncoated wadding.
If woven rather than wadded structure
Woven cotton fabrics classify in Chapter 52, not as fibrous wadding.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Include FDA 510(k) or sterilization certificates; plain wadding avoids pharma duties but must prove non-woven status
• Document fiber length under 5 mm if flocked; longer fibers risk Chapter 52 raw cotton classification
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Cotton Cosmetic Puff Wadding
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Cotton Fiber Flock for Stuffing
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Cotton Wadding Quilt Batting
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Cotton Mill Neps for Paper Making
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