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Flax Guest Towels from Japan

Small flax hand towels for guest bathrooms or powder rooms, functioning as toilet linen. Falls under HTS 6302.99.15.20 as other flax linen, not bed-specific. Woven construction standard.

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

• Size under 1 sq m keeps in 6302; larger may reclassify as bath sheets

• Require country-of-origin flax certification for preferential tariff treatment

• Avoid sets with mats; unpackaged avoids 6307 set classification