Bleached Poly-Cotton Batiste Blouse Material from Japan
Fine bleached batiste fabric, 68% cotton/32% polyester, yarn number 40, 140 g/m², for women's blouses. HTS 5210.29.40 covers this other fabric type: bleached, cotton <85% mainly MMF mixed, ≤200 g/m², number ≤42. Batiste's fine weave fits 'other' non-specific categories.
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
• Document bleaching process (e.g
• peroxide) to distinguish from unbleached under US note definitions
• Calculate yarn number ignoring selvage per chapter notes for compliance
• Beware quota implications if cotton staple affects origin per 5201 notes, though woven stage