Alpaca Wool Driving Gloves from Japan
Alpaca wool driving gloves are knitted gloves made from fine animal hair, specifically alpaca, which is classified as fine animal hair under the Customs Tariff. They are designed for general use, including driving, and do not have any special features that would exclude them from this tariff item. The knitted construction and fine animal hair content place them squarely under tariff item 6116.91.00.
Duty Rate — Japan → Canada
PGA flags (2)Show detailsHide detailsECCCWildlife Enforcement - commodity may be regulated by ECCCRequiredHCConsumer Products SafetyMay be required
- ECCC
Wildlife Enforcement - commodity may be regulated by ECCC · Required
ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE CANADA: ECCC Wildlife Enforcement - commodity may be regulated by ECCC requires review / declaration data. CBSA's Single Window matching criteria match this classification number (Equal To 6116910000).
- 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 6116910000; Equal To 6116910000. Logic: MATCH IF (Valid HS Code) AND (Intended Use Code) AND (Valid Canadian Product Category).
CBSA Single Window matching criteria, unknown
Import Tips
• Ensure the gloves are made entirely of alpaca wool or a blend where alpaca predominates by weight to qualify as fine animal hair
• Declare the correct fibre composition to the CBSA to avoid misclassification
• Keep commercial invoices and certificates of origin handy for duty rate verification