Carded Goat Hair Fiber from Japan
Coarse animal hair from common goats that has been carded to align the fibers for spinning or felting. This product falls under HTS 5105.40.00.00 as it is coarse animal hair (not fine animal hair like cashmere or mohair) that has undergone carding, a process to disentangle and align fibers. It is typically used in rug making or coarse yarn 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
• Verify the hair qualifies as 'coarse animal hair' per chapter notes (e.g
• common goat, not Angora or Kashmir) to avoid reclassification
• Provide laboratory certificates for clean yield calculation, as duties are based on clean kg excluding vegetable matter and impurities