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
22%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 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