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Vinyl-Coated Polyester Tarp Liner Fabric from Japan

Polyester textile laminated with vinyl film for heavy-duty tarp liners, a man-made fiber product under 5907 laminated fabrics per note 9. Excluded from 5903 as lamination doesn't meet visible coating/impregnation visibility without color change. Subsumed in HTS 5907.00.15.00 other.

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

• Invoice must detail vinyl thickness and bonding process; thin films may trigger 5903 review

• Avoid pitfall of declaring as 'finished tarp' – classify as fabric in rolls