Nonwoven Medical Drape Sheets from China
Sterile, folded nonwoven drape sheets of polypropylene at 60 g/m², perforated and packaged for hospital retail supply. HTS 5603.12.00.70 applies to these ready-for-use, impregnated nonwoven articles of man-made filaments for institutional medical use.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Obtain FDA registration if for medical use; include sterilization certificates in customs docs
• Specify 'nonwoven' construction and weight in invoices to prevent Chapter 62 garment classification
• Watch for anti-dumping duties on certain polypropylene nonwovens from Asia