Battery Separator Nonwoven Sheet 170 g/m² from Japan
Microporous polyethylene nonwoven at 170 g/m² for lead-acid battery separators. Classifies in HTS 5603.94.90 for other nonwovens over 150 g/m², as porosity from process doesn't count as excluded coating. Industrial grade without rubber bonding.
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
• Provide porosity specs showing nonwoven structure integral, not added coating
• Classify as fabric sheets, not parts, unless assembled into batteries
• Antistatic treatments must not form visible layers