Combed Alpaca-Merino Wool Gabardine from Japan
Durable woven gabardine fabric exceeding 340 g/m², combining combed alpaca (fine animal hair) and merino wool at 85%+ total, suited for trousers and uniform jackets. It matches HTS 5112.19.95.30 as a heavyweight 'other' fabric wholly or partly of fine animal hair from defined sources like alpaca.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%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 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Use AWI lab testing for fiber diameter and clean yield to prove 'fine animal hair' per chapter note (b)
• Declare exact g/m² weight with mill certificates; variances can trigger audits
• For special uses like felts, consider bonded entry under US note (d) but verify end-use compliance