Nylon High Tenacity Tire Cord Fabric from China
This is a woven fabric made from high tenacity nylon yarn, specifically designed as tire cord for reinforcing rubber tires in passenger vehicles. It falls under HTS 5902.90.00.00 as 'other' tire cord fabric of high tenacity yarn of nylon or other polyamides, distinct from narrower cords of subheading 5902.10. This fabric provides strength and dimensional stability to tire plies.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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 yarn tenacity exceeds 7,000 denier single yarns per chapter note for proper classification; provide mill test certificates confirming high tenacity properties
• Avoid misdeclaration as plain nylon fabric to prevent duty reassessment
• Ensure documentation specifies tire cord end-use