Printed Cotton-Acrylic Shirting Fabric from Japan
Fine printed shirting with 68% cotton and 32% acrylic staple fibers, plain weave non-poplin. HTS 5516.44.00.90 covers this as other printed fabric with artificial staple under 85% mixed with cotton. Standard for button-down shirts.
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
• Shirting requires precise color matching declarations; ensure no sizing agents pushing to coated categories
• Common error: undervaluing based on apparel end-use