Standard International Trade Classification
U.S. imports of Bleached Cotton Woven Fabrics, ≥85% Cotton, ≤200 g/m² (SITC 65231) totaled $3.1M in August 2026, imported from 34 countries.
Importers of Bleached Cotton Woven Fabrics, ≥85% Cotton, ≤200 g/m² paid $745K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 23.86% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Bleached Cotton Woven Fabrics, ≥85% Cotton, ≤200 g/m² imports of $3.1M in August 2026 ran 21% above the year-to-date monthly average of $2.5M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataLightweight bleached woven fabrics with a cotton content of at least 85% by weight and a square-meter weight at or below 200 g/m² occupy a distinct classification niche under SITC 65231, separate from dyed, printed, or yarn-colored constructions. The bleaching process — rather than any subsequent coloration — defines the finishing state for customs purposes, making the declared finish a critical documentation point. These fabrics serve as primary inputs for apparel lining, shirting, and institutional textile applications where a clean white base is required before downstream processing. Importers should confirm that the fabric's fiber composition and weight are supported by mill test certificates, as misclassification between the ≥85% and <85% cotton thresholds carries duty consequences.
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213 import shipments a month
The threshold is measured by weight of the total fiber content. If cotton constitutes at least 85% of the fabric's total weight, it falls in the ≥85% cotton category; if cotton is the predominant fiber but falls below 85%, the fabric shifts to a different classification — typically the mixed-fiber series. Mill certificates or laboratory fiber analysis reports are the standard documentation used to substantiate the declared composition at entry.
For classification purposes, 'bleached' means the fabric has been whitened through a chemical bleaching process but has not been subsequently dyed, printed, or woven with yarns of different colors. If any of those further finishing steps are applied, the fabric moves to a different SITC subheading even if the base fabric was bleached at an earlier stage.
Basic heading 476 of 766 in section 6
Basic heading 65231 · $3.1M of $27.0B
Imports · August 2026
origin
Pakistan and China together supply 57% of it. China pays 44.9% duty; Spain 10.0%.
customs district
Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
destination
Census does not publish state detail for this classification system.
entry
Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
ImportsExports
Imports
$3.1MYoY · free account
Exports
$347KYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $30.4M of Bleached Cotton Woven Fabrics, ≥85% Cotton, ≤200 g/m² and exported $3.4M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
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