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Blue Cotton Broadcloth Casual Shirt Fabric from Japan

A solid-dyed blue broadcloth cotton weave under 200 g/m², fitting 5212.13.60.20 poplin/broadcloth (314) for its balanced yarn structure ideal for casual shirts. Average yarn number calculated per US formulas confirms fit.

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

• Invoice must note 'piece dyed' to avoid yarn-dyed confusion (5211 series)

• Sample submission for binding ruling if weave is borderline poplin/plain

• Monitor MFA quotas indirectly via cotton raw material origins