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Basketweave Cotton Upholstery Fabric from Japan

Basket weave cotton fabric (93% cotton) with mixed color yarns, weighing 175 g/m², number 35, for light upholstery. Classified HTS 5208.49.40.90 as unspecified weave multi-color coarse cotton. Suitable for chair cushions.

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

• Specify weave type in docs; 'basket' not twill avoids 5208.42 misclassification

• Grams per linear meter (Z) key for accurate average yarn number

• Quotas may apply indirectly via cotton waste content declarations