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Alpaca Wool Stitch-Bonded Felt

Luxury felt from fine alpaca hair, stitch-bonded for enhanced cohesion without adhesives, suited for high-end upholstery and accessories. Falls under HTS 5602.21.00.00 as other felt of fine animal hair, explicitly including stitch-bonded types per chapter definitions.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
🇨🇳China7.5%+35.0%42.5%
🇲🇽Mexico7.5%+10.0%17.5%
🇨🇦Canada7.5%+10.0%17.5%
🇩🇪Germany7.5%+10.0%17.5%
🇯🇵Japan7.5%+10.0%17.5%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

5111.19.60Higher: 60% vs 42.5%

If woven rather than nonwoven felt

Chapter 51 for woven wool fabrics; 5602 requires web/stitch-bonded structure.

5603.11.00Lower: 35% vs 42.5%

If of man-made filaments, whether treated or not

Different fiber base; 5602.21 limited to wool/fine hair.

3921.13Lower: 14.2% vs 42.5%

If 50% or less textile with plastic impregnation

Chapter note (a) excludes low-textile or embedded felt to Chapter 39.

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Import Tips & Compliance

Classify fine animal hair like alpaca under 5602.21 with lab analysis; blends over 50% wool qualify

Document stitch-bonding process to affirm felt status vs nonwoven

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Wool Blend Insulation Felt

Thermal insulation felt composed mainly of wool or fine animal hair fibers, needle-punched for cohesion, used in automotive and building applications without any coatings. HTS 5602.21.00.00 applies to this untreated other felt of wool, distinct from reinforced or laminated types excluded by chapter notes.

Compressed Wool Felt for Gaskets

Compressed felt sheets of wool used as gasket material in machinery, not impregnated or coated, relying on natural fiber cohesion. HTS 5602.21.00.00 covers this other wool felt, as long as no plastics/rubber treatments per chapter exclusions.

Wool Needleloom Felt Sheet

A sheet of needleloom felt made from 100% wool fibers, used for crafting and insulation, with cohesion enhanced by needle-punching without any impregnation, coating, or lamination. It falls under HTS 5602.21.00.00 as other felt of wool, not impregnated, coated, covered, or laminated, per Chapter 56 notes defining felt to include needleloom felt.

Fine Merino Wool Craft Felt

Soft, dense craft felt produced from fine merino wool fibers via stitch-bonding process using fibers from the web itself, ideal for DIY projects and apparel interlining. Classified under HTS 5602.21.00.00 as other wool felt, uncompressed and untreated, aligning with chapter note on felt including stitch-bonded types.

Cashmere Blend Non-Impregnated Felt

Premium felt blending cashmere (fine goat hair) with wool, needleloom processed for apparel linings, untreated. Under HTS 5602.21.00.00 as wool or fine animal hair felt, not covered by chapter exclusions for treated types.