Combed Wool-Modal Staple Unbleached Printcloth from Japan
A printcloth-style plain weave, combed and unbleached, featuring 37% wool and 63% modal artificial staple fibers, 150 g/m² with >33 singles yarns per cm² and average yarn number 50-68. Falls under HTS 5516.31.05.20 for combed, high-wool artificial staple blends per statistical note (c), though primarily for unprinted base fabrics in this context.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
19.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%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 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Confirm no multiple/cabled yarns per printcloth note; violations shift classification
• Width under 168 cm? Note it for potential printcloth specifics in valuation
• Pair with dyeing declarations if post-import processed to avoid duty evasion claims