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Unbleached Cotton Shirting 52s from Japan

Unbleached cotton shirting fabric, average yarn 52, 85%+ cotton, 175 g/m², for formal shirts. Classified under HTS 5208.19.60 for lightweight unbleached woven cotton meeting yarn fineness per Chapter 52 measurement protocols.

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

• Boil samples to remove sizing before weight and yarn count determination

• Declare as 'other fabrics' only if not plain weave dominant

• Source from WTO members to bypass certain quantitative restrictions