Polypropylene Wadding Sheet for Medical Dressings

Continuous polypropylene wadding pieces for absorbent layers in bandages and wound pads. Classified in HTS 5601.22.00.10 as uncoated man-made fiber wadding with short fibers. Not a nonwoven if no plastic bonding.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China6.3%+35.0%41.3%
🇲🇽Mexico6.3%+10.0%16.3%
🇨🇦Canada6.3%+10.0%16.3%
🇩🇪Germany6.3%+10.0%16.3%
🇯🇵Japan6.3%+10.0%16.3%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

3005.90.10.00Lower: 10% vs 41.3%

If impregnated with medicaments and cut to shape

Wadding of heading 5601 becomes Chapter 30 if medicated for therapeutic use.

5603.93.00Lower: 35% vs 41.3%

If bonded with plastics or fully coated both sides

Chapter exclusion (b) moves visually coated nonwovens to Chapter 39.

4818.90.00Lower: 17.5% vs 41.3%

If paper-based wadding, not man-made textile

Cellulose wadding falls under Chapter 48, differentiated by fiber origin.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Comply with FDA import alerts by providing sterilization certificates alongside HTS docs

Test for any impregnation invisible to eye; if none, stays in 5601 per 5604 note analogy

Avoid declaring as finished dressing (3005) if just wadding component

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