Somet SMIT Wide-Format Rapier Power Loom from China
Somet SMIT's rapier shuttleless power loom engineered for fabrics over 4.9m wide, used in production of wide architectural membranes. HTS 8446.30.10 applies to its power-driven weaving of extra-wide fabrics.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide OEM engineering drawings showing shuttleless rapier insertion and width specs
• Budget for potential Section 301 tariffs on EU textile machinery imports