Poly-Cotton Poplin Shirt Fabric from Japan
This lightweight woven fabric blends 70% cotton with 30% polyester, weighing 110 g/m², and has an average yarn number of 80. It falls under HTS 5210.19.80.90 as an unbleached mixed cotton fabric with less than 85% cotton, yarn number 69 or higher, not specified elsewhere. Primarily used for dress shirts and blouses.
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
• Verify exact fiber composition via lab test; must be <85% cotton mixed mainly with MMF to qualify
• Provide weave analysis and yarn number calculation per US Note (a) to confirm 'number 69 or higher'
• Avoid common pitfall of misclassifying bleached versions under 5210.21; declare as unbleached explicitly