Polyester Gardening Mittens from Japan
Lightweight mittens constructed from polyester fabric, ideal for gardening tasks, featuring no fourchettes for a seamless finger design. Classified under HTS 6216.00.54.20 as other man-made fiber gloves/mittens, excluding knitted articles and those with fourchettes.
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
• Include detailed construction specs showing absence of fourchettes and non-knitted weave
• Obtain certificates of origin for man-made fiber verification to qualify for preferential duties
• Avoid common pitfall of misdeclaring as cotton blends, which shifts to 6216.00.41