Multi-Color Cotton Poplin Shirt Fabric from Japan
Lightweight poplin fabric made from 100% cotton yarns of different colors, average yarn number 38, weighing 180 g/m². Falls under HTS 5208.49.40 as a non-denim, non-hand-loomed woven fabric of coarse yarns (number 42 or lower) per Chapter 52 notes. Ideal for casual button-down shirts.
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
• Calculate yarn number precisely per US note (b) using total single yarns per cm² and fabric weight
• Ensure documentation shows 'yarns of different colors'—not printed patterns, which may shift to 5212