Bleached Modal Knit Fabric from Japan
Bleached interlock knit fabric from modal artificial fibers (beech tree rayon), prized for soft underwear and sleepwear. HTS 6006.41.00.85 covers this as other bleached artificial fiber knits without specialty features. Modal's silky handfeel comes from refined fiber extrusion.
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
• Modal requires artificial fiber certification; cotton-like feel often leads to Chapter 52 errors
• Specify interlock vs. jersey construction; double knits may have different statistical reporting
• Test for shrinkage pre-import; excessive shrinkage flags poor quality reclassification