Battery Separator Needleloom Felt from China
Thin needleloom felt from microfiber polyester, separating electrodes in lead-acid batteries. Falls under HTS 5602.10.90.90 as other needleloom felt, cohesively bonded without plastic embedding or coatings per chapter exclusions. Essential for electrolyte flow in industrial batteries.
Duty Rate — China → United States
45.6%
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
• Provide purity certificates showing no plastic binders to prevent shift to 5603 nonwovens
• Declare end-use carefully; industrial vs consumer may affect quotas but not base heading
• Avoid double-knot constructions that might confuse with netting in 5608