Portable Textile Sample Dryer from Japan
Portable unit for drying small fabric samples after bleaching or dyeing trials, with <10 kg capacity and quick-heat setup for R&D. Used by textile designers and mills. Classed in 8451.21.00.90 as other small drying machines for textile fabrics.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
28.4%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Specify R&D/sample use in invoices; calibrate capacity docs
• Pitfall: bulk import mistaken for industrial scale, triggering higher scrutiny