Vinyl-Coated Polyester Nonwoven Banner Material from China
Nonwoven polyester base >150 g/m² with light vinyl coating for outdoor banners, coating not fully visible or embedding per notes. HTS 5603.14.9090 as other nonwovens, where coating doesn't trigger exclusion.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
• Naked eye test for coating visibility critical; document to defend 5603 classification
• Sample submission to CBP often needed for coated nonwovens near chapter boundaries
• Invoice as 'nonwoven fabric' not 'plastic sheet' to prevent 39 misclassification