Wool-Cotton Blend Denim Jacket Fabric from Japan
This heavy woven fabric, weighing over 200 g/m², combines 40% wool with 60% cotton yarns of different colors in a twill weave. It falls under HTS 5212.24.10.10 as other woven cotton fabric containing 36% or more wool, not combed, distinguished from pure cotton denim by its wool content.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
16.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Verify exact wool percentage via lab testing as required for Chapter 52 blends exceeding 36% fine animal hair
• Provide certificates of origin and fiber content labels to avoid misclassification into pure cotton headings
• Watch for quantitative restrictions on cotton imports; wool blend may alter quota applicability