5211.43.00.30 - Not napped (218) 🖩

This classification covers woven fabrics of cotton that are not napped. To fall under this category, the fabric must contain less than 85 percent by weight of cotton, with the remaining fibers being primarily man-made. Additionally, the fabric's weight must exceed 200 grams per square meter. The specific construction of these fabrics is detailed as being of yarns of different colors and manufactured using a 3-thread or 4-thread twill weave, which includes cross twill.

The crucial distinction for this HTS code, 5211.43.00.30, lies in the absence of a napping process. Napping is a finishing technique that raises the surface fibers of a textile to create a soft, fuzzy texture. Fabrics classified under the sibling category, 5211.43.00.50, have undergone this napping process, resulting in a demonstrably different surface characteristic. Therefore, the primary differentiating factor is whether the fabric has been napped or not.

As this is a leaf node in the HTS classification system, there are no further subcategories within 5211.43.00.30. All qualifying fabrics will be classified directly under this code if they meet the specified criteria of material composition, weight, weave, yarn color, and the absence of a napped finish.