Mettler Cotton Machine Quilting Thread from Japan
Mettler Seracor cotton thread comes in 400-yard retail cones for machine quilting projects, made from high-quality Egyptian cotton. It qualifies for HTS 5204.20.00.00 as retail-packaged cotton sewing thread per Chapter 52 definitions. The small cone size targets home sewers and crafters.
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
• Provide Chapter 52 yarn number calculations if questioned, using official US note formulas
• Use HTS statistical suffix .2000 precisely for retail put-up to match duty rates
• Check origin quotas for cotton content; non-WTO countries face restrictions per US notes