Industrial Cotton Bobbin Yarn Waste from Japan
Waste yarn from emptied industrial cotton bobbins in textile factories. HTS 5202.10.00.00 covers this as thread waste from production. Used in paper reinforcement or low-grade spinning.
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
• Remove bobbins completely; residual cores may classify as wood products
• High-volume importers should monitor annual quota exhaustion via USITC