Acrylic Flocked Precision Cleaning Swabs from China
These swabs use short acrylic textile flock for lint-free cleaning of electronics, optics, and jewelry, with bamboo stems. Classified in 5601.22.00.50 for man-made fiber flock articles, they prioritize the flocked tip's textile nature over other components. Common in tech maintenance kits.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.3%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Include material safety data sheets proving flock is textile fibers ≤5 mm, not plastic dust
• Declare as 'flocked textile swabs' on entry docs to distinguish from plastic semiconductor swabs
• Watch for ESD-safe variants; conductive additives don't change HTS if flock remains primary