Unbleached Cotton Twill Poplin Shirt Fabric from Japan
This unbleached woven cotton fabric contains 88% cotton by weight, weighs 180 g/m², and features a twill weave structure suitable for shirt manufacturing. It falls under HTS 5208.19.20.90 as an unbleached fabric of 85%+ cotton, under 200 g/m², in twill weave, not specifically 3/4-thread or certified hand-loomed. The twill is warp-faced with uniform warp color, meeting chapter specifications for classification.
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
• Verify fabric weight post-sizing removal via boiling test per US note (b) to confirm ≤200 g/m²
• Obtain lab analysis for cotton content ≥85% and weave type documentation to avoid reclassification
• Monitor Chapter 52 quantitative limits if from quota-restricted countries; exclude Mexican origin