4819.50.40.60/Vinyl Record Protective Sleeves/Japan

Vinyl Record Protective Sleeves from Japan

Heavy-duty paperboard sleeves designed to protect vinyl records from dust and damage during storage and shipping. They qualify for HTS 4819.50.40.60 as other packing containers, specifically including record sleeves as noted in the hierarchy.

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%

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Import Tips

• Provide evidence of record-specific design like inner flaps to justify 'record sleeve' classification

• Ensure no printing dominates; per chapter notes, pictorial elements must be subsidiary