Automotive Headliner Nonwoven Substrate 180 g/m² from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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