Woven Wool Blend Pile Area Rug from Japan
A handwoven area rug featuring pile construction from a wool-synthetic blend, designed for residential flooring. It falls under HTS 5702.49.20.00 as a made-up woven carpet of other textile materials (not wool, cotton, or man-made fiber dominant), with textile materials as the exposed surface. Excludes tufted or flocked types per chapter notes.
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
• Verify fiber composition via lab tests to confirm 'other textile materials' status, avoiding reclassification to wool (5702.41) or man-made fiber headings
• Provide weave certificates proving 'woven, not tufted' construction; common pitfall is mislabeling machine-tufted as handwoven
• Ensure 'made up' status with finished edges; incomplete rugs may shift to unfinished categories