Food-Grade LLDPE Copolymer Pellets from China
Pellets of LLDPE ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymer with specific gravity <0.94, certified food-safe for primary packaging conversion. Meets strict purity for direct food contact. HTS 3901.40.00.00 applies to this primary polymer form.
Duty Rate — China → United States
44%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include FDA compliance letters and migration test data for food contact validation
• Specify 'virgin resin' to avoid waste import restrictions under 3915
• Monitor heavy metal content declarations per polymer purity standards