Scuba Knit Fabric with Spandex from Japan
Medium-weight scuba knit (90% poly/10% spandex), 58-inch width, for sweatshirts and jackets with neoprene-like stretch and structure. Drapes without sagging. HTS 6004.90.20 for >5% elastomeric in knitted wide format.
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
• Distinguish from genuine neoprene (4009)—this is textile knit, not rubber sheet
• Provide knit gauge and yarn specs; prevents mix-up with woven ponte
• Fashion-forward? Still composition tariff, not style-based