5209.49.00 - Other fabrics

This HTS category, 5209.49.00, encompasses other woven cotton fabrics that meet the general criteria of containing 85 percent or more by weight of cotton and weighing more than 200 g/m². Crucially, these fabrics are characterized by their construction from yarns of different colors, but their weave pattern or specific structure does not align with the definitions provided for other categories within the "Of yarns of different colors" group.

To differentiate, this category serves as a residual for multi-colored cotton fabrics exceeding the specified weight threshold that are not plain weave (5209.41), denim (5209.42.00), or part of a 3-thread or 4-thread twill construction (5209.43.00). It captures woven fabrics where the color variation is achieved through the use of different colored yarns, but the visual appearance or structural interlacing does not conform to the more specific definitions of the sibling categories.

The subcategories within 5209.49.00 are designed to further refine classifications based on specific weaving techniques or lack thereof. The primary subdivision is for "Jacquard woven" fabrics, which indicates intricate patterns created through a Jacquard loom, using different colored yarns to form the design. Any remaining fabrics in this category that do not fall under the Jacquard classification are then directed to the "Other" designation (5209.49.00.90), acting as a final catch-all for multi-colored, heavy cotton woven fabrics with yarns of differing colors that don't fit the more precisely defined weave structures.