Polyester Stitch-Bonded Nonwoven Wipe Material from China
Industrial-grade polyester fabric created through stitch-bonding with multi-color yarns, used for disposable wipes in cleaning applications. Falls under HTS 6005.38.0020 due to its warp-knit synthetic structure excluding headings 6001-6004, with chapter inclusion of stitch-bonded as knitted. Provides absorbency and strength for commercial use.
Duty Rate — China → United States
45%
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
• Certify non-hazardous for wipes; document stitch-bonding process to distinguish from true nonwovens in 5603
• Pitfall: bulk packaging mistaken for retail rolls under different stats