Wool Mill Neps for Paper Reinforcement from Mexico
Wool mill neps (short fiber clusters ≤5 mm) used to reinforce handmade paper and specialty packaging. HTS 5601.29.0020 covers such textile dust and neps of wool, as unfinished wadding material.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
14%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
Import Tips
• Document neps as byproduct of wool carding to justify wadding classification over raw wool in Chapter 51
• Avoid bulk packaging that mimics yarn; declare as 'neps' to prevent shift to 5605 metallized yarns
• Test for flock uniformity; irregular lengths >5 mm risk reclassification as textile waste under 6310