Colored Cotton Batiste Dress Fabric from Japan
This fine, lightweight cotton batiste is dyed in soft colors, weighing under 200 g/m², with a smooth, matte finish perfect for dresses and linings. It qualifies for HTS 5212.13.60.50 as dyed batiste, a finely woven cotton fabric similar to voile but denser. The dyeing process and cotton composition fit the 'other dyed' category precisely.
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
• Use the specified formulas from US notes to calculate average yarn number if questioned during customs exam
• Document the fabric as 'finished' to distinguish from greige goods in earlier headings
• Avoid bundling with apparel as sets, which could reclassify under garment headings