Cotton Yarn Plastic Coated from Japan
Cotton yarn coated with polyethylene plastic for outdoor upholstery wicks and marine rope cores. HTS 5604.90.90.00 covers this as textile yarn visibly coated with plastics, improving weather resistance. Excludes invisible or embedded treatments.
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
• Test coating visibility per HTS note; provide cross-section images if coating appears thin
• Distinguish from Chapter 39 by proving textile yarn base predominates