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Basketweave Oxford Cloth for Tailored Apparel from Japan

Tailored-grade Oxford fabric, 85% cotton, 185 g/m², yarns of different colors at number 42, precisely 218 thread density. Its distinct basketweave texture and color mix qualify it under HTS 5208.49.40.10 as Oxford cloth of coarse yarn count.

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

• Retain mill test certificates for thread count and yarn number to defend against audits

• Specify end-use as apparel fabric to avoid parts classification in other chapters