Raffia Craft Yarn from Japan
Raffia craft yarn is made by splitting and twisting raffia palm leaf fibers, used for basketry, hats, and decorative crafts. It is processed beyond raw strips into a yarn-like product, making it classifiable under tariff item 5308.90.00 as a yarn of other vegetable textile fibers. The yarn is pliable and strong, suited for various handcraft applications.
Duty Rate — Japan → Canada
PGA flags (2)Show detailsHide detailsCFIAAll ProgramsRequiredHCConsumer Products SafetyMay be required
- CFIA
All Programs · Required
CANADIAN FOOD INSPECTION AGENCY: CFIA All Programs requires review / declaration data. CBSA's Single Window matching criteria match this classification number (Within Range 5301100000–5311000000).
- HC
Consumer Products Safety · May be required
May require HC Consumer Products Safety depending on intended use (HC21) and Canadian product category (HC29, HC30, HC31, HC32, HC33, HC34, HC35, HC36, HC37); or intended use (HC22, HC23, HC24, HC26, HC27) and Canadian product category (HC37). Matching criteria: Equal To 5308900000; Equal To 5308900000. Logic: MATCH IF (Valid HS Code) AND (Intended Use Code) AND (Valid Canadian Product Category).
CBSA Single Window matching criteria, unknown
Import Tips
• Confirm the raffia is twisted into a yarn and not presented as raw strips, which would classify under heading 14.04
• Check that the yarn is not put up for retail sale in a manner that could reclassify it
• Provide processing details to CBSA to demonstrate it is a yarn