Fine Lambswool-Viscose Combed Bleached Cheesecloth from Japan
Lightweight cheesecloth plain weave, combed, bleached, with 42% fine lambswool and 58% viscose staples, ≤170 g/m² and ≤33 threads per cm per statistical note (d). HTS 5516.31.05.20 covers this due to >36% fine animal hair content, unbleached/bleached, in artificial staple wovens.
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
• Low thread count must be lab-verified to match cheesecloth; higher counts reclassify as printcloth
• Specify non-napped if applicable, as napping allowed but impacts weight
• For food-grade uses, add FDA compliance docs beyond HTS