Printed Cotton Gauze Bandage Fabric from Japan
Lightly printed cotton gauze fabric, 95% cotton, 90 g/m², yarn number 36, under HTS 5208.59.40.90 as printed woven cotton ≤200 g/m² with coarse yarns. Used for medical wraps with subtle identification prints.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Ensure prints are non-toxic for medical use; provide fiber assay reports
• Calculate yarn number post-sizing removal as per Chapter 52 US note (a)
• Sterility claims require FDA docs separately