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Cotton Baby Diaper Absorbent Core from Japan

Fluffy cotton wadding cores for disposable diaper inserts, highly absorbent for infant use. HTS 5601.21.00 as cotton wadding articles, prior to assembly with plastics.

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

• Declare as bulk cores, not finished diapers (9619); assembly location matters

• SAP-free cotton versions stay 5601; superabsorbent mixes may go 5603