Rubberized Nylon Pool Liner Fabric from China

A durable fabric made from man-made nylon fibers coated with rubberized plastic material, exceeding 70% by weight of rubber or plastics, used for lining swimming pools. It falls under HTS 5906.99.20.00 as a rubberized textile fabric of man-made fibers with dominant rubber/plastic content, visible coating per Chapter 59 notes. This classification applies since the textile is impregnated or coated without being fully embedded or fractured when bent.

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 the rubber/plastics weight exceeds 70% via lab testing; retain certificates for CBP review to avoid reclassification

Confirm coating is visible to the naked eye and fabric bends around 7mm cylinder without fracturing, per heading 5903/5906 exclusions

Declare as finished fabric, not reinforced plastic sheeting; common pitfall is mislabeling as Chapter 39 product