Jute Fabric with Acrylic Impregnation from China
Woven jute textile impregnated with acrylic polymers for soil stabilization geotextiles. HTS 5907.00.80.10 covers this 'other' treatment on vegetable fibers, as acrylic doesn't qualify as plastics under 5903 exclusions. Rolled for civil engineering.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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
• Chemical analysis report essential to differentiate acrylic from 5903 plastics
• Mark as 'geotextile' but classify by material treatment, not end-use
• Avoid bulk packaging misdeclared as chapter 56 unwoven