Lightweight Japanese Denim 10 oz from China
High-quality Japanese denim fabric weighing 280 g/m², 92% cotton with irregular slub yarns in warp (dyed) and weft (lighter), warp-faced twill confirming HTS 5209.42.00.60 classification for denim over 200 g/m².
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.4%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• For slub yarns, measure effective yarn number per US note nm definition using meters per kg calculation
• Request supplier affidavits on yarn color differentiation to preempt CBP challenges on denim status
• Monitor aggregate cotton import quotas if from restricted countries like India or China