Cotton Jute Blend Floor Runner from Japan
A narrow runner primarily of cotton with jute accents, used as hallway floor covering with cotton-dominant exposed surface. If cotton >50%, it stays in HTS 5705.00.20.20 as other cotton textile floor covering per chapter notes on exposed material.
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
• Fiber content lab reports mandatory for blends; declare chief weight material
• Pitfall: jute predominance shifting to 5705.00.70