5205.42.00.21/Compact Ring Spun Cotton 42 Nm Folded Yarn/Japan

Compact Ring Spun Cotton 42 Nm Folded Yarn from Japan

This is a high-count multiple (folded) yarn made from combed cotton fibers, with single yarn exceeding 41 nm (numbered 42 nm), produced using compact ring spinning technology for superior strength and uniformity. Classified under HTS 5205.42.0021 due to its compact spinning method, high metric number exceeding 41 nm, and being multiple yarn not for retail sale with 85%+ cotton content. The nm measurement follows US note standards, calculated as meters per kg divided by 1000 times single strands.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Verify nm count via lab testing using US note formulas (e.g

• actual meters/kg /1000 * strands) to confirm >41 nm; obtain certificate of combed fibers and compact spinning process; watch for quantitative limits on cotton inputs per US notes