Rustic Fleece Wool for Press Cloth from Japan
Greasy fleece from shorn sheep, unimproved and not over 46s, for press cloth manufacturing. HTS 5101.11.10.00 designates it as special uses wool with customs bonding required. Raw state excludes carding/combing per heading terms.
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
• Declare as entered by dealer/processor with special uses intent; bond transfers allowed
• Pitfall: Ash content over 0.5% affects clean yield computation