5903.20.15.00 - Over 60 percent by weight of plastics 🖩

This HTS category, 5903.20.15.00, specifically covers textile fabrics that have been impregnated, coated, covered, or laminated with polyurethane and are composed of man-made fibers. A key defining characteristic for inclusion here is that these fabrics must consist of over 60 percent plastics by weight. These materials are typically designed for industrial use, leveraging the combined properties of textile strength and plastic durability or water resistance. Examples include certain types of synthetic leather or coated technical textiles where the polyurethane dominates the material composition.

This classification is distinct from its sibling category, 5903.20.18.00 ("Other"), which would encompass polyurethane-coated man-made fiber fabrics that do not meet the specific weight threshold for plastics or fall outside the scope of note 9 to section XI. Therefore, the critical differentiator for 5903.20.15.00 is the quantitative measure of plastic content by weight.

As this is a leaf node within the HTS, there are no further subcategories. Classification at this level hinges entirely on the precise material composition and the application of relevant chapter and section notes, particularly note 9 to section XI, which outlines specific criteria for classifying certain textile fabrics based on their coatings or laminations.