Flax Blend Poplin Blouse Material 314 from Japan
Poplin fabric (category 314) with 55% flax, 35% cotton, 10% viscose, plain weave 190 g/m² for blouses. Conforms to poplin definition excluding low-density or heavy coarse yarn types per note (b). HTS 5309.29.30.05 applies due to cotton/man-made mix and restraint status.
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
• Submit weave analysis confirming >33 ends/picks per cm² if challenged; track cotton restraint visa requirements
• Pitfall: napping could confuse with note (f), but true poplin excludes heavy napping