Durable Blue Poly-Cotton Upholstery Sheeting Fabric from Japan
Uniformly blue-dyed plain weave sheeting with 80% cotton/20% nylon, 210 g/m², for furniture slipcovers. Classified in HTS 5211.31.00.35 for dyed plain weave sheeting >200 g/m², not napped, <85% cotton mixed solely with man-made fibers, 'other (313)'. Adheres to chapter notes on yarn count averaging.
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
• Provide construction specs (threads per cm, width) matching 'sheeting' per statistical suffixes
• Test for excessive sizing removal as per US Note (a) before weight declaration
• Beware quota implications if misdeclared as higher cotton content