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%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 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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