5601.29.00.20/Wool Mill Neps for Paper Reinforcement/Japan

Wool Mill Neps for Paper Reinforcement from Japan

Wool mill neps (short fiber clusters ≤5 mm) used to reinforce handmade paper and specialty packaging. HTS 5601.29.0020 covers such textile dust and neps of wool, as unfinished wadding material.

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

• Document neps as byproduct of wool carding to justify wadding classification over raw wool in Chapter 51

• Avoid bulk packaging that mimics yarn; declare as 'neps' to prevent shift to 5605 metallized yarns

• Test for flock uniformity; irregular lengths >5 mm risk reclassification as textile waste under 6310