Polyester Shirt Placket Front from Japan

Stiffened polyester front placket strips with buttonholes for button-down shirts, sold for tailoring use. HTS 6217.90.90.20 covers these as other parts of shirts in non-knitted textiles. Provides structured front closure for shirts and blouses.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

24.6%

Rate breakdown

9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter

Import Tips

Specify 'man-made fiber' content >85% on labels to align with duty rates

Prevent pitfalls by avoiding retail packaging that suggests finished goods

Use commercial invoices noting 'for shirt assembly' to support parts classification