Textile Sizing Potato Starch from Japan
Potato starch slurry base for warp sizing in weaving, unmodified per notes. Classified HTS 1108.13.00, not finished textile chemicals. Improves thread strength.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Specify end-use as sizing to differentiate from chemicals
• Viscosity specs in COA for classification
• Bulk import in 25kg bags for textile mills