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5601.21.00.90/Cotton Swab Wick Wadding Sticks/Japan

Cotton Swab Wick Wadding Sticks from Japan

Pre-formed cotton wadding tips on thin plastic sticks for cleaning and application in labs or beauty. Classified in HTS 5601.21.00.90 as other articles thereof, where cotton wadding forms the functional absorbent head. Composite nature but textile wadding component dominates classification.

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

• Prove cotton tip is primary wadding, not just flock; sterile versions need Chapter 30 docs

• Avoid full plastic stick dominance in description