5208.42.30.00 - Of number 42 or lower number (218)

This HTS category, 5208.42.30.00, specifically classifies woven fabrics of cotton that contain 85 percent or more by weight of cotton, weigh no more than 200 g/m², and are constructed from yarns of different colors. The defining characteristic of this subcategory is that the yarns used in its construction are of a number 42 or lower number (indicating a coarser yarn count, expressed as a higher numerical value in English Cotton Count or a lower numerical value in Tex). These fabrics, woven in a plain weave and exceeding 100 g/m² in weight, fall into this classification when their yarn count meets the specified "number 42 or lower number" criterion.

This classification is distinguished from its siblings by the specific yarn count. Category 5208.42.40.00 covers fabrics made from yarns of numbers 43 to 68, while 5208.42.50.00 includes fabrics using yarns of number 69 or higher. Therefore, the precise numerical count of the cotton yarns used in the fabric is the critical factor in determining whether a fabric falls into this specific subcategory or one of its related siblings.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS classification system, there are no further subcategories. Classification into 5208.42.30.00 is final once the criteria of cotton content, weight, weave type, yarn color differentiation, and the specific yarn count (number 42 or lower number) are met. Examples of fabrics that would fall here include certain types of shirting, sheeting, or apparel fabrics where distinct colors are woven into the fabric using yarns of a coarser count as defined.