Vinyl Chloride-Butadiene Copolymer Latex Powder from China
Spray-dried powder from vinyl chloride-butadiene latex emulsion, vinyl chloride dominant, for paper coatings. HTS 3904.40.00.00 for other copolymers in primary dry form. Note (a)(4) governs multi-monomer classification.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Prove dry powder is primary form, not dispersion (3910 if liquid)
• Moisture content <1% key to avoid 3910 reclassification
• Fumigation cert if wood palletized—chemicals attract pests