Steel Bodkin Lacing Tool from Japan
A blunt-ended steel rod with eyelet for threading laces through fabric eyelets or corsets. As a traditional hand tool 'bodkin...for use in the hand, of iron or steel', it fits HTS 7319.90.90.00. Used primarily in costume making and upholstery work.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.9%
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
• Document historical sewing tool usage to avoid classification as generic probing instruments
• Ensure fully steel construction; wooden-handled versions may enter under tool handles
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests industrial threading machine component use