Extra-Wide Silk Habotai Lining Fabric from Japan
A smooth, lightweight silk habotai fabric over 127 cm wide, containing 92% silk, used primarily for garment linings. Not jacquard woven, it meets HTS 5007.20.0065 criteria for other wide silk fabrics with high silk content.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain silk authenticity certification from supplier; CBP may require fiber analysis for high-value silk imports
• Declare exact width and weight composition on entry docs; discrepancies trigger audits
• Consider quota restrictions on silk products; check current textile safeguard measures before large shipments