Combed Wool Gabardine Suiting Fabric from Japan
This is a tightly woven fabric made from combed wool, featuring a distinctive diagonal rib pattern characteristic of gabardine. It is primarily used for high-end suiting and trousers due to its durability and smooth finish. Classified under HTS 5112.90.90 as a woven fabric of combed wool, other than specific weights or patterns listed elsewhere in the heading.
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
• Verify clean yield content via laboratory testing to confirm wool purity and avoid reclassification as lower-grade fibers
• Provide mill certificates documenting combing process and fiber origin to support Chapter 51 classification
• Bewatch for blending with synthetic fibers over 4%; exceeds de minimis and shifts to Chapter 59 man-made headings