Polyester Quilt Batting from China
Loose-fill polyester wadding used as batting in quilt making, consisting of textile fibers bonded together without weaving. Classified under HTS 5601.29.00 as 'other' wadding of textile materials, distinct from cotton or man-made fiber variants specified elsewhere in heading 5601.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify fiber content exceeds 85% textile material to avoid reclassification under plastics chapters
• Provide lab tests confirming fibers exceed 5mm length if blended with flock
• Label as 'wadding' not 'filling' to distinguish from toy stuffing under Chapter 95