Formex Papermaking Wire Cloth from China
Endless woven textile fabric designed for high-speed papermaking machines, weighing under 650 g/m², used as a forming wire to support pulp slurry during paper sheet formation. Classified under HTS 5911.31.00 as a technical textile fabric per note 8 to chapter 59, specifically for papermaking machines.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.3%
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
• Verify fabric weight certification under 650 g/m² with lab tests to confirm classification
• Provide machine-specific documentation proving use in papermaking or pulp processing
• Avoid misclassification as general industrial fabric by detailing endless or linking device features