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- 1. Throughout the tariff schedule the expression "plastics" means those materials of headings 3901 to 3914 which are or have been capable, either at the moment of polymerization or at some subsequent stage, of being formed under external influence (usually heat and pressure, if necessary with a solvent or plasticizer) by molding, casting, extruding, rolling or other process into shapes which are retained on the removal of the external influence.Throughout the tariff schedule, any reference to "plastics" also includes vulcanized fiber. The expression, however, does not apply to materials regarded as textile materials of section XI.
- 2. This chapter does not cover:
- (a) Lubricating preparations of 2710 or 3403;
- (b) Waxes of heading 2712 or 3404;
- (c) Separate chemically defined organic compounds (chapter 29);
- (d) Heparin or its salts (heading 3001);
- (e) Solutions (other than collodions) consisting of any of the products specified in headings 3901 to 3913 in volatile organic solvents when the weight of the solvent exceeds 50 percent of the weight of the solution (heading 3208); stamping foils of heading 3212;
- (f) Organic surface-active agents or preparations of heading 3402;
- (g) Run gums or ester gums (heading 3806);
- (h) Prepared additives for mineral oils (including gasoline) or for other liquids used for the same purposes as mineral oil (heading 3811);
- (ij) Prepared hydraulic fluids based on polyglycols, silicones or other polymers of Chapter 39 (heading 3819);
- (k) Diagnostic or laboratory reagents on a backing of plastics (heading 3822);
- (l) Synthetic rubber, as defined for the purposes of chapter 40, or articles thereof;
- (m) Saddlery or harness (heading 4201) or trunks, suitcases, handbags or other containers of heading 4202;
- (n) Plaits, wickerwork or other articles of chapter 46;
- (o) Wall coverings of heading 4814;
- (p) Goods of section XI (textiles and textile articles);
- (q) Articles of section XII (for example, footwear, headgear, umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking-sticks, whips, riding-crops or parts thereof);
- (r) Imitation jewelry of heading 7117;
- (s) Articles of section XVI (machines and mechanical or electrical appliances);
- (t) Parts of aircraft or vehicles of section XVII;
- (u) Articles of chapter 90 (for example, optical elements, spectacle frames, drawing instruments);
- (v) Articles of chapter 91 (for example, clock or watch cases);
- (w) Articles of chapter 92 (for example, musical instruments or parts thereof);
- (x) Articles of chapter 94 (for example, furniture, luminaires and lighting fittings, illuminated signs, prefabricated buildings);
- (y) Articles of chapter 95 (for example, toys, games, sports equipment); or
- (z) Articles of chapter 96 (for example, brushes, buttons, slide fasteners, combs, mouthpieces or stems for smoking pipes, cigarette holders or the like, parts of vacuum flasks or the like, pens, mechanical pencils, and monopods, bipods, tripods and similar articles).
- 3. Headings 3901 to 3911 apply only to goods of a kind produced by chemical synthesis, falling in the following categories:
- (a) Liquid synthetic polyolefins of which less than 60 percent by volume distills at 300°C, after conversion to 1,013 millibars when a reduced-pressure distillation method is used (headings 3901 and 3902);
- (b) Resins, not highly polymerized, of the coumarone-indene type (heading 3911);
- (c) Other synthetic polymers with an average of at least five monomer units;
- (d) Silicones (heading 3910);
- (e) Resols (heading 3909) and other prepolymers.
- 4. The expression "copolymers" covers all polymers in which no single monomer contributes 95 percent or more by weight to the total polymer content.For the purposes of this chapter, except where the context otherwise requires, copolymers (including co-polycondensates, co-polyaddition products, block copolymers and graft copolymers) and polymer blends are to be classified in the heading covering polymers of that comonomer unit which predominates by weight over every other single comonomer unit. For the purposes of this note, constituent comonomer units of polymers falling in the same heading shall be taken together.If no single comonomer predominates, copolymers or polymer blends, as the case may be, are to be classified in the heading which occurs last in numerical order among those which equally merit consideration.
- 5. Chemically modified polymers, that is, those in which only appendages to the main polymer chain have been changed by chemical reaction, are to be classified in the heading appropriate to the unmodified polymer. This provision does not apply to graft copolymers.
- 6. In headings 3901 to 3914, the expression "primary forms" applies only to the following forms:
- (a) Liquids and pastes, including dispersions (emulsions and suspensions) and solutions;
- (b) Blocks of irregular shape, lumps, powders (including molding powders), granules, flakes and similar bulk forms.
- 7. Heading 3915 does not apply to waste, parings and scrap of a single thermoplastic material, transformed into primary forms (headings 3901 to 3914).
- 8. For the purposes of heading 3917, the expression "tubes, pipes and hoses" means hollow products, whether semimanufactures or finished products, of a kind generally used for conveying, conducting or distributing gases or liquids (for example, ribbed garden hose, perforated tubes). This expression also includes sausage casings and other lay-flat tubing. However, except for the last mentioned, those having an internal cross section other than round, oval, rectangular (in which the length does not exceed 1.5 times the width) or in the shape of a regular polygon are not to be regarded as tubes, pipes and hoses, but as profile shapes.
- 9. For the purposes of heading 3918, the expression "wall or ceiling coverings of plastics" applies to products in rolls, of a width not less than 45 cm, suitable for wall or ceiling decoration, consisting of plastics fixed permanently on a backing of any material other than paper, the layer of plastics (on the face side) being grained, embossed, colored, design-printed or otherwise decorated.
- 10. In headings 3920 and 3921, the expression "plates, sheets, film, foil and strip" applies only to plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (other than those of chapter 54) and to blocks of regular geometric shape, whether or not printed or otherwise surface-worked, uncut or cut into rectangles (including squares) but not further worked (even if when so cut they become articles ready for use).
- 11. Heading 3925 applies only to the following articles, not being products covered by any of the earlier headings of subchapter II:
- (a) Reservoirs, tanks (including septic tanks), vats and similar containers, of a capacity exceeding 300 liters;
- (b) Structural elements used, for example, in floors, walls or partitions, ceilings or roofs;
- (c) Gutters and fittings therefor;
- (d) Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors;
- (e) Balconies, balustrades, fencing, gates and similar barriers;
- (f) Shutters, blinds (including venetian blinds) and similar articles and parts and fittings thereof;
- (g) Large-scale shelving for assembly and permanent installation, for example, in shops, workshops, warehouses;
- (h) Ornamental architectural features, for example, flutings, cupolas, dovecotes; and
- (ij) Fittings and mountings intended for permanent installation in or on doors, windows, staircases, walls or other parts of buildings, for example, knobs, handles, hooks, brackets, towel rails, switch plates and other protective plates.
- 1. Within any one heading of this chapter, polymers (including copolymers) are to be classified according to the following provisions:
- (a) Where there is a subheading named "Other" in the same series:
- (1) The designation in a subheading of a polymer by the prefix "poly" (for example, polyethylene and polyamide-6,6) means that the constituent monomer unit or monomer units of the named polymer taken together must contribute 95 percent or more by weight of the total polymer content.
- (2) The copolymers named in subheadings 3901.30, 3901.40, 3903.20, 3903.30 and 3904.30 are to be classified in those subheadings, provided that the comonomer units of the named copolymers contribute 95 percent or more by weight of the total polymer content.
- (3) Chemically modified polymers are to be classified in the subheading named "Other", provided that the chemically modified polymers are not more specifically covered by another subheading.
- (4) Polymers not meeting (1), (2), or (3), above, are to be classified in the subheading, among the remaining subheadings in the series, covering polymers of that monomer unit which predominates by weight over every other single comonomer unit. For this purpose, constituent monomer units of polymers falling in the same subheading shall be taken together. Only the constituent comonomer units of the polymers in the series of subheadings under consideration are to be compared.
- (b) Where there is no subheading named "Other" in the same series:
- (1) Polymers are to be classified in the subheading covering polymers of that monomer unit which predominates by weight over every other single comonomer unit. For this purpose, constituent monomer units of polymers falling in the same subheading shall be taken together. Only the constituent comonomer units of the polymers in the series under consideration are to be compared.
- (2) Chemically modified polymers are to be classified in the subheading appropriate to the unmodified polymer.
Polymer blends are to be classified in the same subheading as polymers of the same monomer units in the same proportions.
- (a) Where there is a subheading named "Other" in the same series:
- 2. For the purposes of subheading 3920.43, the term “plasticizers” includes secondary plasticizers.
- 1. For the purposes of this chapter, the term "elastomeric" means a plastics material which after cross-linking can be stretched at 20°C to at least three times its original length and that, after having been stretched to twice its original length and the stress removed, returns within five minutes to less than 150 percent of its original length. Elastomeric plastics may also contain fillers, extenders, pigments or rubber-processing chemicals, whether or not such plastics material, after the addition of such fillers, extenders, pigments or chemicals, can meet the tests specified in the first part of this note.
- 2. For the purposes of heading 3916, the rate of duty "Free (B)" appearing in the "Special" subcolumn applies only to articles measuring not more than 38.1 cm in length.
- 3. For the purposes of heading 3917, with respect to tubes, pipes and hoses, the rate of duty "Free (C)" appearing in the "Special" subcolumn applies only to tubes, pipes and hoses having attached fittings.
- 4. For the purposes of heading 3921, the rate of duty "Free (B)" appearing in the "Special" subcolumn applies only to articles measuring not more than 38.1 cm in width and not more than 45.7 cm in length.
- 5. For the purposes of heading 3924, the expression “household articles” does not include photo albums (see subheading 3926.90.48).
- 1. For the purposes of statistical reporting number 3904.61.0010, the term “granular” refers to polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) resins and raw polymer produced by suspension polymerization as determined by ASTM D 4894-98a or PTFE compounds produced therefrom as determined by ASTM D 4745, or micropowders from such resins or raw polymer as determined by ASTM D 5675 (Group 1, Class 1,4,6).
- 2. For the purposes of statistical reporting number 3918.10.1030, an expanded polymer core is a core that includes foaming agents.
U.S. Tariff Rates
Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms
Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94
Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more
Other
Linear low density polyethylene
Low density polyethylene, except linear low density polyethylene
Medium density polyethylene
Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more
Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more
Other
Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers
Other
Other
Elastomeric
Other
Ethylene copolymers
Other
Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms
Polypropylene
Polyisobutylene
Elastomeric
Other
Propylene copolymers
Other
Polybutylene
Other
Polymers of styrene, in primary forms
Polystyrene
Expandable
Other
Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers
Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers
Other
Methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene (MBS) copolymers
Other
Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms
Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances
Other poly(vinyl chloride)
Nonplasticized
Plasticized
Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers
Other
Other vinyl chloride copolymers
Vinylidene chloride polymers
Fluoropolymers
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)
Granular, whether or not filled or compounded (see statistical note 1 to this chapter)
Other
Other
Elastomeric
Other
Other
Elastomeric
Other
Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters, in primary forms; other vinyl polymers in primary forms
Poly(vinyl acetate)
In aqueous dispersion
Other
Vinyl acetate copolymers
In aqueous dispersion
Other
Poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolyzed acetate groups
Other
Copolymers
Containing by weight 50 percent or more of derivatives of vinyl acetate
Other
Other
Polyvinyl carbazole (including adjuvants)
Other
Acrylic polymers in primary forms
Poly(methyl methacrylate)
Other
Elastomeric
Other
Plastics
Other
Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms
Polyacetals
Other polyethers
Bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate
Other
Epoxide resins
Polycarbonates
Alkyd resins
Poly(ethylene terephthalate)
Having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher
Having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or more but not more than 88 ml/g
Other
Other
Having a viscosity number of 70 ml/g or more but less than 78 ml/g
Other
Poly(lactic acid)
Other polyesters
Unsaturated
Allyl resins
Allyl resins, uncompounded
Other
Other
Other
Thermoplastic liquid crystal aromatic polyester copolymers
Other
Polybutylene terephthalate
Other
Polyamides in primary forms
Polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12
Other
Other
Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms
Urea resins; thiourea resins
Melamine resins
Other amino-resins
Poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (crude MDI, polymeric MDI)
Other
Phenolic resins
Polyurethanes
Elastomeric
Cements
Other
Silicones in primary forms
Petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene resins; polyterpenes
Poly(1,3-phenylene methylphosphonate)
Other
Elastomeric
Other
Containing monomer units which are aromatic or modified aromatic, or which are obtained, derived or manufactured in whole or in part therefrom
Thermoplastic
Other
Thermosetting
1,1'-Bis(methylenedi-4,1-phenylene)- 1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, copolymer with 4,4'-methylenebis(benzeneamine); and Hydrocarbon novolac cyanate ester
Other
Other
Chlorinated synthetic rubber
Other
Thermoplastic
Thermosetting
Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms
Cellulose acetates
Nonplasticized
Plasticized
Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)
Cellulose ethers
Carboxymethylcellulose and its salts
Containing not less than 90 percent by weight of carboxymethylcellulose
Other
Other
Other
α-Cellulose in granular, microcrystalline or powdered forms
Other
Alginic acid, its salts and esters
Other
Chemical derivatives of natural rubber
Polysaccharides and their derivatives
Xanthan gum
Other
Other
Ion-exchangers based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913, in primary forms
Cross-linked polyvinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride (Cholestyramine resin USP)
Other
II. WASTE, PARINGS AND SCRAP; SEMIMANUFACTURES; ARTICLES
Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics
Of polymers of ethylene
Of polymers of styrene
Of polymers of vinyl chloride
Of other plastics
Of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics
Other
Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of plastics
Of polymers of ethylene
Of polymers of vinyl chloride
Siding for house or building exterior
Window, door, decking or railing profiles
Other
Of other plastics
Of acrylic polymers
Other
Racket strings
Other
Monofilament
Other
Tubes, pipes and hoses and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics
Artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic plastics materials
Of cellulosic plastics materials
Other
Of collagen
Other
Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid
Of polymers of ethylene
Of polymers of propylene
Of polymers of vinyl chloride
Of other plastics
Less than 200 mm in length
Other
Other tubes, pipes and hoses
Flexible tubes, pipes and hoses, having a minimum burst pressure of 27.6 MPa
Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings
Of polyvinyl chloride
Of polyethylene
Other
Other
Reinforced with metal
Other
Of polyvinyl chloride
Other
Fittings
For brake hoses for the vehicles of subheadings 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711
Other
Floor coverings of plastics, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, as defined in note 9 to this chapter
Of polymers of vinyl chloride
Floor coverings
Vinyl tile
Vinyl tile consisting of a rigid solid polymer corer
Vinyl tile consisting of a rigid expanded polymer core of a kind described in statistical note 2 to this chapter
Other
Other
Wall or ceiling coverings
With a backing of textile fibers
With a backing of man-made fibers
Over 70 percent by weight of plastics
Woven
Other
Other
Woven
Other
Other
Woven
Other
Other
Of other plastics
Floor coverings
Wall or ceiling coverings
With a backing of textile fibers
With a backing of man-made fibers
Other
Other
Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls
In rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm
Having a light-reflecting surface produced in whole or in part by glass grains (ballotini)
Pavement marking tape
Other
Other
Filament reinforced tape
Electrical tape
Other
Transparent tape, not exceeding 55 m in length
Not exceeding 5 cm in width
Other
Other
Other
Having a light-reflecting surface produced in whole or in part by glass grains (ballotini)
Other
Reflectorized sheeting
Filament reinforced tape
Electrical tape
Transparent tape
Other
Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, noncellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials
Of polymers of ethylene
Of polymers of propylene
Strip put up in packaging for use as decorative or gift-wrapping ribbon
Gift wrap
Other
Of polymers of styrene
Of polymers of vinyl chloride
Containing by weight not less than 6 percent of plasticizers
Made in imitation of patent leather
Other
Other
Of acrylic polymers
Of poly(methyl methacrylate)
Flexible
Other
Sheets, not flexible, containing flame retardant
Other
Other
Flexible
Other
Transparent sheeting containing 30 percent or more by weight of lead
Other
Of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters
Of polycarbonates
Of poly(ethylene terephthalate)
Metallized PET film
Gift wrap
Other
Other
Of unsaturated polyesters
Flexible
Other
Of other polyesters
Of cellulose or its chemical derivatives
Of regenerated cellulose
Of cellulose acetate
Of other cellulose derivatives
Of vulcanized fiber
Other
Film, strip and sheets, not over 0.076 mm in thickness
Other
Of other plastics
Of poly(vinyl butyral)
Of polyamides
Of amino-resins
Of phenolic resins
Of other plastics
Film, strip and sheets, all the foregoing which are flexible
Over 0.152 mm in thickness, and not in rolls
Other
Other
Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics
Cellular
Of polymers of styrene
Of polymers of vinyl chloride
Combined with textile materials
Products with textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber
Over 70 percent by weight of plastics
Other (229)
Other
Products with textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber
Other
Other
Of polyurethanes
Combined with textile materials
Products with textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber
Over 70 percent by weight of plastics
Other (229)
Other
Products with textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber
Other
Other
Of regenerated cellulose
Of other plastics
Other
Combined with textile materials and weighing not more than 1.492 kg/m<sup>2</sup>
Products with textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber
Over 70 percent by weight of plastics
Other (229)
Other
Products with textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber
Other
Combined with textile materials and weighing more than <il>1.492 kg/m<sup>2</sup>:</il>
Products with textile components in which cotton predominates by weight over any other single textile fiber
Products with textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber
Over 70 percent by weight of plastics
Other (229)
Other
Other
Flexible
Reinforced with paper
Other
Other
High pressure paper reinforced decorative laminates
Other
Baths, shower baths, sinks, washbasins, bidets, lavatory pans, seats and covers, flushing cisterns and similar sanitary ware, of plastics
Baths, shower baths, sinks and washbasins
Lavatory seats and covers
Other
Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics
Boxes, cases, crates and similar articles
Specially shaped or fitted for the conveyance or packing of semiconductor wafers, masks or reticles of subheadings 3923.10 or 8486.90
Other
Sacks and bags (including cones)
Of polymers of ethylene
Reclosable, with integral extruded closure
With no single side exceeding 75 mm in length
Other, with sliders that open or close the seal
Other
Other
With no single side exceeding 75 mm in length
Polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) with handles (including drawstrings), with no length or width shorter than 6 inches (152.4 mm) or longer than 40 inches (1,016 mm)
Other
Of other plastics
Carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles
Of a capacity not exceeding 50 ml
Other
Spools, cops, bobbins and similar supports
Photographic film reels and reel cans
Other
Stoppers, lids, caps and other closures
Other
Less than 11.36 liters (3 gallons)
11.36 liters (3 gallons) or more, but not more than 22.71 liters (6 gallons)
22.71 liters (6 gallons) or more
Other
Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics
Tableware and kitchenware
Salt, pepper, mustard and ketchup dispensers and similar dispensers
Plates, cups, saucers, soup bowls, cereal bowls, sugar bowls, creamers, gravy boats, serving dishes and platters
Trays
Other
Other
Nursing nipples and finger cots
Curtains and drapes
Other
Picture frames
Other
Gates for confining children or pets
Other
Builders' ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified or included
Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, of a capacity exceeding 300 liters
Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors
Doors and door frames
Windows and window frames
Other
Shutters, blinds (including venetian blinds) and similar articles and parts thereof
Blinds (including venetian blinds)
Other
Other
Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914
Office or school supplies
Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts)
Gloves, mittens and mitts
Seamless
Surgical and medical
Other