Polyester Vinyl-Printed Studio Backdrop from China
Polyester fabric covered with a thin vinyl-based paint layer for photography studio backdrops, offering wrinkle-resistant surfaces. Falls under HTS 5907.00.60.00 for other coated man-made fiber textiles used as studio back-cloths, distinct from full plastic laminates per chapter exclusions. The covering is flexible and bends without fracturing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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 tests (7mm cylinder) to prove not plastic sheet-like, avoiding Chapter 39 reclassification
• Use detailed commercial invoices noting 'studio back-cloth' use and man-made fiber composition