Polyester Stitch-Bonded Craft Felt from Japan
Stitch-bonded felt from polyester fibers, ideal for DIY crafts, costumes, and educational projects due to its flexibility and colorfastness. It qualifies for HTS 5602.29.00.00 as other felt where cohesion is enhanced by stitch-bonding using its own fibers, without impregnation or lamination.
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
• Label products clearly as 'stitch-bonded felt' in invoices to distinguish from woven fabrics under Chapters 50-55
• Test for invisible coatings; if undetectable by naked eye, it stays in 5602—retain photos/test reports