Women's Stone-Washed Cotton Shorts from Japan
Women's cotton twill shorts assembled in Mexico from US-formed and cut fabric. Stone-washing finishing permitted after assembly per HTS 9802.00.91.00. Fabric components retained physical identity.
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
• Waistband and pocket facing US formation documentation essential
• Stone-wash process must be incidental to assembly - not value-adding production
• Fabric yield records verify no waste or substitution during Mexican processing