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%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
• 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