Polymer Grade Ethylene from China
High-purity ethylene gas (99.9%+) used as the primary monomer for producing polyethylene plastics in industrial polymerization processes. Classified under HTS 2901.21.00.00 as a separate chemically defined unsaturated acyclic hydrocarbon. Supplied in compressed gas form for petrochemical plant feedstock.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Provide certificate of analysis confirming ≥99.9% purity to verify classification as chemically defined ethylene,DOT/UN approved gas cylinders required; include safety data sheets (SDS) and pressure test certificates,Avoid misclassification as mixtures - single-component verification essential to prevent Chapter 27 reclassification