White-Dressed Silk Fabric from Japan
Silk fabric treated with white dressing per bleached yarn note (b)(i), providing temporary finish for sewing. HTS 5007.90.60.90 other category; washes out to natural silk. Used by tailors for marking and handling.
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
• Specify white dressing washes off; doesn't constitute permanent bleach
• Post-wash testing confirms bleached yarn status