Tailored Cotton Pencil Suit Skirt from Japan
Slim-fit pencil skirt of lightweight cotton suiting fabric, matching upper suit components in weave and shade. Designed for professional women's suits, imported as the skirt element of the set per strict suit criteria. Classified in 6204.12.00.20 due to its role in a multi-piece suit of identical fabric.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
14.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.480%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate ≥ 12.5 percent): MFN >= 12.5% → no additional duty
Import Tips
• Document identical fabric construction (e.g
• weave, yarn count) between skirt and jacket to meet suit definition
• Use right-over-left closure design to confirm women's classification per Chapter notes
• Watch for piping in different fabrics, allowed but must not alter primary material classification