Carbonized Carpet Wool Shorn Clips from Japan
Shorn clips of wool intended for carpets, carbonized to purify and left unprocessed further. HTS 5101.30.40.00 covers this 'other' category for carbonized wool not carded/combed, based on clean yield. Common in rug and upholstery production.
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
• If for felt/carpet use, consider special uses bond under US note (d)(ii) to potentially lower duties; segregate lots by yield
• Pitfall: Entering without clean yield docs risks higher valuation