Cotton-Polyester Unbleached Sheeting Fabric from Japan
This woven fabric is made from 70% polyester filament yarn mixed with 30% cotton, unbleached, weighing around 150 gsm with square construction and over 33 ends per cm. It falls under HTS 5407.81.00 as a woven fabric containing less than 85% synthetic filaments, mixed mainly with cotton, and unbleached. Commonly used for bed sheets and apparel linings.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
14.9%
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 fiber content via lab tests to confirm less than 85% synthetics; invoices must specify exact percentages
• Ensure documentation proves unbleached state (no chemical processing beyond scouring); bleaching shifts to 5407.82
• Avoid misclassification as 100% cotton (5208) by providing weave analysis showing synthetic filaments