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Performance Activewear Scuba Knit from Japan

Scuba knit fabric >30 cm with 10% elastomeric yarn and rubber threads for neoprene-like activewear jackets. Falls in 6004.90.20.85 as other stretch knits. Mimics wetsuit properties without coating.

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

• Avoid 'neoprene' terminology; classify as textile knit not rubber sheet

• Lab test differentiates from actual foam-laminated 5903 fabrics