Polypropylene Wadding Sheet for Medical Dressings from Japan
Continuous polypropylene wadding pieces for absorbent layers in bandages and wound pads. Classified in HTS 5601.22.00.10 as uncoated man-made fiber wadding with short fibers. Not a nonwoven if no plastic bonding.
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%
Import Tips
• Comply with FDA import alerts by providing sterilization certificates alongside HTS docs
• Test for any impregnation invisible to eye; if none, stays in 5601 per 5604 note analogy
• Avoid declaring as finished dressing (3005) if just wadding component