Orange Glass Fiber Medical Wipe Fabric from Japan
Lightweight (110 g/m²) orange-colored mechanically bonded nonwoven glass fibers for sterile medical wipes and dressings. Under HTS 7019.69.90.10 for colored ≤185 g/m² glass fiber fabrics. Article status retained per heading 7019 note.
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
• FDA registration and biocompatibility certs mandatory for medical contact materials
• Sterility documentation prevents reclassification as lab glassware
• Avoid absorbent coatings; Chapter notes on layers could move to other glass types