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SITCSection 6
U.S. imports of wool or fine animal hair yarn, not less than 85% wool or fine hair by weight, packaged for retail sale (SITC 65116) totaled $4.6M in July 2026, traded with 51 countries.
Importers of Wool or Fine Animal Hair Yarn, Not Less Than 85% Wool or Fine Hair by Weight, Packaged for Retail Sale paid $508K in duties in July 2026 — an effective duty rate of 12% on $4.3M in dutiable value, based on actual customs collections rather than the published tariff schedule. Wool or Fine Animal Hair Yarn, Not Less Than 85% Wool or Fine Hair by Weight, Packaged for Retail Sale imports of $4.6M in July 2026 ran 17% above the year-to-date monthly average of $3.9M.
Basic heading 423 of 766 in section 6
Basic heading 65116 · $4.6M of $26.7B
Retail-packaged wool and fine animal hair yarns — skeins, balls, and cones sold directly to consumers or craft retailers — are classified separately from bulk industrial yarn because the retail packaging form signals a distinct distribution channel and often a different duty treatment. At or above the 85% wool or fine hair threshold, these yarns include hand-knitting and weaving yarns marketed under brand names, where fiber blend labeling accuracy is both a trade compliance and a Federal Trade Commission textile labeling requirement. Importers should ensure that fiber content declarations on retail labels match the customs entry documentation to avoid both CBP and FTC enforcement exposure.
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650 shipments/mo
The Wool Products Labeling Act and FTC regulations require that retail yarn labels accurately disclose fiber content by percentage, fiber type (e.g., wool, cashmere, alpaca), and country of origin. CBP enforces country-of-origin marking at entry, while FTC has authority over fiber content claims in the marketplace. Importers should verify that supplier-provided labels comply with both sets of requirements before goods reach retail shelves.
Retail-packaged yarn (this heading) and bulk industrial yarn (adjacent headings) can carry different duty rates and TRQ eligibility under the US tariff schedule. The packaging form at the time of importation — not the eventual end-use — determines which heading applies, so importers should not reclassify retail-packaged yarn as bulk simply because it will be repacked domestically.
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Imports · July 2026
origin
Peru and India together supply 71% of it.
customs district
Census does not publish district detail for this classification system.
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Census does not publish state detail for this classification system.
entry
Census does not publish port detail for this classification system.
ImportsExports
Imports
$4.6MYoY · Pro
Exports
$1.1MYoY · Pro
12-mo low · imports
YoY · ProThrough July 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.