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US Polyester Activewear Shorts Assembled from Germany

Performance athletic shorts from US moisture-wicking polyester, exported cut-to-shape for waistband and leg hemming abroad. US fabric panels qualify under 9802.00.80.42 note 7(a).

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Performance fabric test reports from US mill support origin claims

• Waistband elastic typically non-US; properly segregate values in entry

• Activewear sizing patterns must match exactly from cut to sewn product