Cotton Embroidered Apparel Patch Strips from Japan
Strips of heavy cotton embroidery over 200 g/m² used as patches for jackets, featuring logo motifs. Falls under HTS 5810.91.00.10 as cotton embroidery in strips for apparel, per inclusion of metal thread articles. Not classified as finished garments.
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 'in strips or motifs' on commercial invoices; bundled patches risk set classification
• Test for cotton purity >50%; blends may trigger different Chapter 58 or 59 headings
• Retain embroidery machine specs to prove against printing claims