5212.22.60.30 - Sheeting (313) 🖩

This HTS category, 5212.22.60.30, specifically classifies other woven cotton fabrics that are sheeting, weigh more than 200 grams per square meter, and have been bleached. "Sheeting" in this context refers to woven fabrics that are typically of a plain weave and commonly used for making bed linens, though the term can encompass other wide, plain-weave cotton fabrics. The key distinguishing features are the weight exceeding 200 g/m² and the bleaching process applied to the fabric.

Distinguishing this category from its siblings is crucial for accurate classification. For example, 5212.22.60.20 is for poplin or broadcloth, which are specific types of plain-weave fabrics that may or may not meet the weight and sheeting definition. Similarly, 5212.22.60.40 is designated for duck, a stronger, more tightly woven fabric, often used for canvas or workwear. The catch-all category, 5212.22.60.90, covers any other woven cotton fabrics meeting the weight and bleaching criteria that do not fall under the more specific descriptions like poplin, broadcloth, duck, or the sheeting classification here.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subdivisions. Therefore, classification into 5212.22.60.30 relies on the precise fulfillment of all preceding criteria: being a woven cotton fabric, identified as sheeting, weighing over 200 g/m², and being bleached. If a particular bleached cotton fabric meets the weight threshold and is commonly understood or commercially presented as sheeting, it would be classified under this code, provided it is not otherwise specifically provided for, such as in the poplin, broadcloth, or duck categories.