Lightweight Polyester Sheeting Alternative from Japan
This 85% textured polyester woven fabric at 160 g/m² is unbleached, classified as 'other' in HTS 5407.51.0040 because it falls outside strict sheeting definitions (e.g., not >33 ends/picks or combed) per statistical note (d).
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
14.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Document yarn number (68 or lower) and ends/picks per cm to distinguish from printcloth exclusions
• Obtain pre-shipment CBP ruling for borderline weave classifications