Geotextile Separation Fabric from Canada
Nonwoven polypropylene staple fiber fabric produced by mechanical needling, exceeding 150 g/m², used in civil engineering to separate soil layers in road construction. HTS 5603.94.90.50 applies to its staple fiber mechanical entanglement without exclusionary plastic lamination. Cohesion enhanced by stitch-bonding qualifies under chapter notes.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Certify mechanical process vs chemical bonding; check for reinforcement that might shift to Chapter 39; provide engineering specs for customs valuation