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Organic Cotton 50S Weft Thread from Japan

Certified organic cotton 50S sewing thread >200 Nm for shirt weft seams, large cones for apparel lines. HTS 5204.19.00.00 despite organic status, as non-retail sewing thread.

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

• Organic certification supplementary; HTS based on fiber/yarn specs, not farming method

• GOTS labels OK if not retail-packaged

• High quota countries like Peru (112,469 kg) good organic sources