Hand-Hooked Alpaca Wool Wall-to-Wall Carpet from Japan
Broadloom carpet remnant of hand-hooked alpaca wool, suitable for custom installations with soft, durable pile. Classified in HTS 5703.10.20.00 as tufted wool/fine hair floor covering made up via hand tool tufting, with textile material as the exposed surface.
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
• Specify 'made up' status in entries; unmade tufted fabric may classify differently under woven headings
• Monitor for colorfastness testing to prevent bleeding claims post-import, especially with natural wool dyes
• Use HTSUS advisory rulings for custom patterns to preempt classification disputes at ports