Poly-Cotton Oxford Fabric for Button-Downs from Japan
Bleached oxford cloth weighing 155 g/m², 68% polyester staple fibers chiefly mixed with cotton, under HTS 5513.13.0040 as unbleached/bleached oxford not meeting poplin exclusions (non-square, >170g not applicable). Standard for button-down shirt bodies.
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
• Provide yarn count details to confirm not low-number yarns excluded from broadcloth
• Separate bleached from unbleached lots in documentation for accurate declaration
• Watch for contamination pushing fiber % over 85% synthetic threshold