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Vegetable Fiber Paint Tufts from Japan

Prepared natural fiber tufts for paint brushes, classified HTS 9603.90.8050 as other prepared tufts. Excludes finished paint brushes (9603.21). For artisan brush makers.

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

• Differentiate from artist brushes (Chapter 95 exclusion); fiber softness specs; VOC-free certification