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Medical Grade Printed Cheesecloth from Japan

Sterilizable printed cheesecloth for wound dressings, low-density poly-cotton staple mix ≤170 g/m². HTS 5513.49.90.40 per cheesecloth note (d), medical-compliant.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%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 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• FDA 510(k) or equivalence docs mandatory alongside HTS

• Biocompatibility certs prevent reclass to plastics