5205.42.00.90/Combed Cotton 20 Nm Folded Yarn for Denim Weaving/Japan

Combed Cotton 20 Nm Folded Yarn for Denim Weaving from Japan

This is a multiple (folded) cotton yarn made from combed fibers, with a metric count exceeding 14 nm but not exceeding 43 nm per single yarn, containing over 85% cotton by weight. It is not packaged for retail sale and is used primarily in power looms for producing denim fabrics. Classified under 5205.42.0060 as 'other' folded combed cotton yarn in this yarn number range.

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

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Import Tips

• Verify nm count using US note formula (actual meters/kg divided by 1,000, multiplied by single yarns) and provide lab test reports for fiber content >85% cotton

• Check quantitative restrictions on raw cotton imports; ensure origin complies with WTO member quotas if applicable

• Label shipments clearly as industrial yarn, not sewing thread, to avoid misclassification; include certificate of combed fibers