Hand-Hooked Alpaca Wool Wall-to-Wall Carpet from China
Broadloom carpet remnant of hand-hooked alpaca wool, suitable for custom installations with soft, durable pile. Classified in HTS 5703.10.20.00 as tufted wool/fine hair floor covering made up via hand tool tufting, with textile material as the exposed surface.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.5%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Specify 'made up' status in entries; unmade tufted fabric may classify differently under woven headings
• Monitor for colorfastness testing to prevent bleeding claims post-import, especially with natural wool dyes
• Use HTSUS advisory rulings for custom patterns to preempt classification disputes at ports