Silk Bolting Cloth for Flour Sieving from China
Fine weave silk bolting cloth designed for sifting flour and fine powders in baking and milling operations. Classified under HTS 5911.20.2000 as bolting cloth of silk per note 8 to chapter 59, used for technical separation purposes. The silk mesh ensures precise particle size control without contamination.
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 silk content exceeds 95% with lab testing certificates to avoid reclassification to man-made fiber bolting cloth
• Provide documentation proving technical use in sieving rather than apparel to comply with note 8 requirements
• Ensure mesh size specifications are included in invoices to prevent customs disputes on bolting cloth definition