9603.90.80.50/Vegetable Fiber Paint Tufts/Japan

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%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

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