Bleached Polyester-Cotton Sheeting Fabric from Japan
A square construction plain weave sheeting fabric from polyester staple fibers mixed with cotton, bleached, at 160 g/m² for bed linens. Classified in HTS 5513.13.00 due to <85% polyester, cotton mix, under 170 g/m², and bleached status. Meets sheeting criteria with >33 ends/picks per cm but remains in synthetic chapter.
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
• Provide bleaching certificates and construction specs; label as 'bleached' accurately
• Avoid pitfall of declaring as printcloth without verifying yarn counts