Automotive Headliner Nonwoven Substrate 180 g/m² from China
Nonwoven substrate from polyester filaments weighing 180 g/m², used as backing for car interior headliners. Classified in HTS 5603.14.90 for heavy man-made filament nonwovens not specifically enumerated. It qualifies as it's over 150 g/m² and primarily textile-based without disqualifying plastic lamination.
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
• Submit technical specs proving end-use as nonwoven substrate, not finished headliner, to avoid Chapter 59 classification
• Declare grammage accurately; inconsistencies lead to audits and duty adjustments
• Check for rubber bonding; if plastics/rubber is the primary binder, it may move to excluded categories