Waterproof Polyurethane Wool Luggage Lining from China
Woven wool fabric coated with polyurethane to provide waterproofing for suitcase interiors, preventing moisture damage to contents. It qualifies for HTS 5903.20.30.10 as a textile fabric of wool visibly covered with PU plastic, bendable by hand, and not excluded by chapter notes. Primarily used in travel goods manufacturing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.7%
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
• Conduct bend test documentation (7mm cylinder) to prove not rigid plastic under exclusion (2)
• Declare exact coating weight to calculate specific duties accurately
• Avoid selling as 'wool fabric' without noting coating to prevent undervaluation claims