Silk Surgical Gauze Fabric
A lightweight, open-weave gauze fabric made from 100% silk, featuring warp threads with crossing doup threads forming loops for weft passage as per Chapter 58 note. Used in high-end medical dressings for its biocompatibility and breathability. Classified under 5803.00.90.10 due to exceeding 85% silk content and gauze structure.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If cut to size and sterilized for retail medical sale
Finished medical dressings with gauze as component classified by end use in Chapter 30.
If made up into apparel like silk scarves
Gauze becomes apparel article under Chapter 62 when sewn or hemmed.
If width ≤30 cm with selvages
Narrow woven fabrics per heading 5806 definition exclude it from 5803.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify silk content via lab testing; certificates required for 85%+ claims to avoid reclassification
• Provide weave structure documentation proving doup threads per Chapter 58 note 3
• Avoid common pitfall of importing pre-impregnated gauze, which shifts to Chapter 59
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