Silk Terry Toweling Fabric from China
A woven terry fabric composed of 85% or more silk by weight, featuring looped pile on one or both sides, primarily used for bath towels and robes. It falls under HTS 5802.20.0010 due to its high silk content and terry toweling structure, distinguishing it from narrower fabrics or tufted products. This classification applies to silk-dominant woven terry fabrics not exceeding typical towel widths.
Duty Rate — China → United States
49%
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
• Verify silk content via lab testing to confirm 85% threshold; provide mill certificates for fiber composition
• Ensure fabric width exceeds 30 cm to avoid reclassification as narrow woven fabric
• Watch for declarations of silk waste inclusion in blends