9609.90.40.00/White Tailor's Chalk Squares/China

White Tailor's Chalk Squares from China

Square-profile white chalk pieces for tailors to mark seams and pleats on light-colored fabrics, dusted off without residue. HTS 9609.90.4000 covers these as tailors' chalks, separate from school chalks or pastels. Often sold in sets of multiple pieces for professional sewing.

Duty Rate — China → United States

17.5%

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

9903.88.157.5%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)

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Import Tips

• Label packages clearly as 'tailors' chalk for temporary fabric marking' to distinguish from other chalk types

• Ensure compliance with REACH or CPSIA if containing colorants; test for heavy metals

• Import in consumer packs under 12 pieces to avoid bulk chemical classification