Hand-Hooked Wool Area Rug from Japan
A hand-hooked area rug made primarily from wool yarns, featuring intricate patterns on a woven backing. It qualifies under HTS 5705.00.20 as an 'other' textile floor covering where textile materials form the exposed surface during use. This classification applies to non-machine-woven or tufted carpets not specified elsewhere in Chapter 57.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
13.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify the textile composition exceeds 50% wool via lab testing for accurate declaration; obtain certificates of origin if claiming preferential duties; watch for misclassification as tufted rugs under 5703 if machine-punched