Tracing Cloth for Drafting from China
Fine-weave polyester fabric treated with starch to achieve transparency and durability for architectural tracing and overlays. Falls under HTS 5901.90.40.00 as tracing cloth, a specifically named product with gum or amylaceous coating. The treatment allows ink visibility through the cloth for precise technical drawings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Include technical drawing end-use statements to distinguish from window shade fabrics
• Test translucency and coating washability to confirm tracing cloth specifications
• Import in continuous rolls to avoid 'finished article' misclassification