Bamboo Narrow Seat Belt Webbing from Japan
High-strength woven bamboo fiber narrow fabric, 5 cm wide, for prototype eco seat belt webbing. Classed in HTS 5806.39.20.00 for narrow woven vegetable (bamboo) fibers. Tested for automotive but classified by fabric form.
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
• Strength test certs not needed for classification, but fiber content is critical
• Declare as fabric, not 'belt' to avoid Chapter 63 or 87
• Industrial end-use doesn't change fabric heading