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U.S. imports of apparel & textiles – non-wool, non-cotton (End-Use 40020) totaled $3.6B in April 2026, traded with 177 countries.
Importers of Apparel & Textiles – Non-Wool, Non-Cotton paid $814.2M in duties in April 2026 — an effective duty rate of 26% on $3.1B in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: April 2026 dataSynthetic and other non-cotton, non-wool textiles and apparel — including articles made from polyester, nylon, rayon, linen, silk, and other fibers — form a broad and commercially significant import category. Many synthetic fiber apparel lines sourced from major producing countries carry Section 301 tariff exposure, and the yarn-forward rule of origin applies here just as it does for cotton and wool articles. Classification within this grouping often hinges on the chief-weight fiber determination, which can be contested when fabrics contain multiple fiber types in close proportions.
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When two or more fibers are present in equal proportions by weight, the HTS General Rules of Interpretation and relevant chapter notes provide tie-breaking rules — typically classifying the article according to the fiber that appears first in the applicable heading's text. In practice, this makes precise fiber testing and familiarity with chapter note hierarchy essential for accurate classification of blended synthetic garments.
For end-use statistical reporting purposes, linen, silk, and synthetic fiber apparel are grouped together in this non-wool, non-cotton category. However, at the HTS tariff-line level they are classified under distinct headings with different duty rates, so the end-use grouping should not be used as a proxy for tariff classification — each article must be classified individually based on its chief-weight fiber.
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