Polypropylene Wadding Sheet for Medical Dressings from Germany
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.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• 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