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Casein Vintage Style Jacket Buttons from Japan

Reproduction vintage buttons from casein for tailoring on jackets, featuring engraved designs. HTS 9606.21.20.00 covers these as casein buttons without textile, prized for retro apparel restoration. Their durability suits repeated use in heavy fabrics.

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

• Photographic evidence of material (e.g

• casein test burns) aids in disputes over classification

• For small artisan imports, use informal entries but still specify HTS precisely