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PVC Backed Polyester Tablecloth Fabric from Germany

Polyester textile fabric covered on the reverse with poly(vinyl chloride) for spill-proof table coverings in commercial settings. The visible PVC backing qualifies it as a coated textile fabric under 5903.10 for PVC materials.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Provide manufacturing process details showing textile as primary component with PVC as coating, not vice versa

• Test for manual bendability around 7mm cylinder to confirm exclusion from chapter 39 plastic products

• Use precise terminology in entry docs to differentiate from 'vinyl tablecloth' which implies plastic primacy