Polyester-Viscose Sheeting 613 Bleached from Japan
Bleached sheeting fabric with 85% polyester staple and 15% viscose staple, 155 gsm, square weave >33 ends/picks cm², yarn #64, precisely matching sheeting (613) per note (b)(i). Classed under HTS 5512.91.00.20 for high synthetic staple content; used in medical garments and 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
• Test for exact 85% threshold; slight variation below moves to 5513 or 5514
• Include construction diagrams in entry docs to prove sheeting vs cheesecloth (<33 ends/picks)
• Specify end-use in invoices if industrial to preempt Woven Fabric of Special Scope queries