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Bleached Cotton Batiste Fine Lawn Fabric from Japan

Premium bleached cotton batiste, a fine lawn fabric under 200 g/m², prized for heirloom sewing, blouses, and lingerie. It qualifies for HTS 5212.12.60.50 as a bleached, lightweight cotton fabric explicitly listed as batistes.

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

• Document yarn number using Chapter 52 formulas (e.g

• N = BYT/1,000) for fine count verification

• Ensure 'wholly of specified weave' per US note (b) to avoid combination weave disputes