PU Laminated Polyester Taffeta Fabric from China
A fine polyester taffeta fabric laminated with a polyurethane film for enhanced water resistance, ideal for rainwear linings and tents. Classified in HTS 5903.20.25.00 due to the bonding of plastic film to man-made fiber textile via lamination process, visible in cross-section.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.5%
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
• Document the lamination process showing assembly of fabric layers with PU film bonded together, as per heading 5903 definition
• Avoid misdeclaration as retail goods; classify by material composition, not end-use