5516.42.00.40/Culinary Dyed Cheesecloth Sheets/Japan

Culinary Dyed Cheesecloth Sheets from Japan

Pre-cut dyed cheesecloth sheets for cheese making and straining, cotton-manmade mix <85% artificial staple, ≤33 picks/cm² weave per HTS 5516.42.0040 note (d). Food-safe and reusable.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• FDA food contact certification required; test for dye migration

• Cut sheets still fabric if not hemmed—hemmed become Chapter 63