Poly-Cotton Dyed Broadcloth Workwear Material from Japan
A dyed broadcloth fabric blending 70% cotton with 30% polyester staple fibers, at 190 g/m², used for durable work shirts. As a plain weave not of square construction with yarn number >26, it fits the poplin/broadcloth definition in statistical note (a). HTS 5514.29.0010 applies for dyed, mixed <85% synthetics over 170 g/m².
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
• Provide weave structure certificates to prove non-square construction for poplin status
• Watch for napping that might affect classification if undocumented
• Pitfall: overweight declarations leading to Chapter 52 review