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Boys' Plain White Cotton T-Shirt from Japan

A basic short-sleeved crew-neck T-shirt made entirely from knitted cotton, ideal for boys' everyday layering or base wear. Classified under HTS 6109.10.00.14 as a boys' cotton T-shirt, meeting criteria of no bottom tightening features and proper construction per chapter notes for T-shirts.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

16.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.480%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 equal to or greater than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Provide mill certificates proving cotton content to support valuation and avoid anti-dumping duties on certain textile imports

• Confirm boys' sizing and left-over-right closure design aligns with chapter note on gender classification

• Avoid bulk packaging that mimics sets, as ensembles shift to different statistical suffixes