Discharge Printed Acetate Cheesecloth from Japan
Lightweight 100% acetate staple cheesecloth, 120g/m² with <=33 ends/picks per cm, featuring discharge printed stripes. Classed in HTS 5516.14.0085 for discharge printing on high artificial staple content fabric matching cheesecloth note (d). Applied in crafts, strainers, and lightweight linings.
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
• Document low thread count (<=33/cm) to confirm cheesecloth; ensure no napping if declared as such; pitfall: higher counts could reclassify as poplin or sheeting