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Municipal waste

Residual products of the chemical or allied industries, not elsewhere specified or included; municipal waste; sewage sludge; other wastes specified in note 6 to this chapter: > Municipal waste

Duty Rate (from China)

17.5%
MFN Base RateFree

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

Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)

Total Effective Rate17.5%

Products classified under HTS 3825.10.01.00

Municipal Plastic Film and Bottle Scrap

Post-consumer plastic waste from municipal recycling streams, including HDPE bottles and LDPE films. HTS 3825.10.0100 covers this as municipal waste destined for recycling processors.

Municipal Food Waste Digestate

Anaerobically digested residue from municipal organic waste processing plants. 3825.10.0100 covers this municipal waste byproduct for agricultural or energy use.

Municipal Construction and Demolition Wood Waste

Wood scraps from municipal C&D debris processing sites, free of treatments. HTS 3825.10.0100 for municipal-collected waste imported for biomass fuel.

Municipal Incinerator Bottom Ash

Bottom ash residue from municipal waste-to-energy incinerators. As municipal waste derivative under 3825.10.0100, used in construction aggregates.

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Mixed Refuse

Mixed household and commercial waste collected from urban areas, including paper, plastics, food scraps, and yard waste. Classified under HTS 3825.10.0100 as municipal waste per chapter notes, distinct from industrial residuals or sewage sludge.

Sorted Municipal Paper and Cardboard Waste

Baled recyclables from curbside collection programs, consisting of newspapers, magazines, and cardboard boxes. Falls under 3825.10.0100 as municipal waste collected from residential and commercial sources.

Municipal Yard Waste and Green Waste Compost

Organic waste from municipal leaf and yard collection programs, partially composted. Classified as municipal waste under 3825.10.0100 when imported for further processing.

Municipal Glass Cullet from Recycling Bins

Crushed glass from single-stream municipal recycling programs, sorted by color. 3825.10.0100 applies to this post-consumer municipal waste for glass manufacturing feedstock.

Municipal Textile Waste Shreds

Shredded clothing and fabric scraps from municipal textile recycling drop-offs. As municipal waste under HTS 3825.10.0100, imported for fiber recovery or waste-to-energy.

Single-Stream Municipal Recycling Residue

Residue after sorting from single-stream recycling facilities processing municipal waste. Classified under 3825.10.0100 as remaining municipal waste fractions.