Pure Silk Swim Shirt from Japan
A high-end silk swim shirt with over 70% silk content, designed for water activities with quick-dry treatment and excluded from 6205 due to lack of traditional shirt features like collars. Classified in 6211.39.60.50 for swimwear shirts of silk not fitting standard shirt definitions. Ideal for luxury beachwear lines.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Provide swimwear certification and silk purity tests; U.S
• Customs scrutinizes fiber content claims
• Avoid waist pockets or ribbed waistbands to prevent 6205 overlap; use photos in entry docs