Pilot Open-Top Prototype Knitting Machine from Japan
A smaller-scale open-top cylinder circular knitter (>165 mm) for R&D prototyping of new knit structures in fashion tech. Classified under HTS 8447.12.9010 for its open-top design facilitating experimental yarn trials.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Declare R&D end-use for potential duty reductions under GSP or scientific instrument provisions
• Include software licenses for patterning systems in import declarations
• Avoid retail classification; emphasize industrial prototype status