Medical Wipe Stitch-Bonded Felt from Mexico
Soft stitch-bonded felt from viscose fibers, used as disposable medical wipes for cleaning equipment. HTS 5602.10.90.90 covers this as stitch-bonded fiber fabric per chapter note, without impregnation excluding it from 5602. Cohesion from web stitching process.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
20.6%
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
Import Tips
• Comply with FDA import alerts for medical textiles; include sterilization certificates
• Differentiate from chemical-bonded nonwovens in 5603 via process documentation