Cotton Jute Blend Floor Runner from Germany
A narrow runner primarily of cotton with jute accents, used as hallway floor covering with cotton-dominant exposed surface. If cotton >50%, it stays in HTS 5705.00.20.20 as other cotton textile floor covering per chapter notes on exposed material.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Fiber content lab reports mandatory for blends; declare chief weight material
• Pitfall: jute predominance shifting to 5705.00.70