Mongolian Cashmere Goat Fiber from Japan
Fine hair fiber from Mongolian Kashmir-type goats, not carded or combed, classified in 5102.11.90.00 as other Kashmir goat hair per chapter note (b). This raw material has clean yield determined post-cleaning allowances for vegetable matter and moisture. Primarily imported for luxury sweater yarn.
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
• Include veterinary certificates and fiber micron tests (<19 microns for true cashmere); declare exact clean yield
• Pitfall: blending with coarser hair risks reclassification