Medical Wipe Stitch-Bonded Felt from Japan
Soft stitch-bonded felt from viscose fibers, used as disposable medical wipes for cleaning equipment. HTS 5602.10.90.90 covers this as stitch-bonded fiber fabric per chapter note, without impregnation excluding it from 5602. Cohesion from web stitching process.
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
• Comply with FDA import alerts for medical textiles; include sterilization certificates
• Differentiate from chemical-bonded nonwovens in 5603 via process documentation