Cotton Backing for Vinyl Floor Covering from China
Woven cotton fabric coated with PVC to serve as backing for vinyl flooring sheets, providing reinforcement. Under HTS 5903.90.1000 for cotton textile fabrics coated with plastics, visible coating, not for reinforcement-only in chapter 39. Weight per m² irrelevant per notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.2%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Document end-use as fabric component, not finished flooring, to prevent shift to 3918
• Test for bendability around 7mm cylinder without fracturing to confirm not chapter 39 per notes
• Avoid bulk import mislabeling; specify 'fabric in rolls' on commercial invoice