3904.50.00.00/Polyvinylidene Chloride (PVDC) Resin/Japan

Polyvinylidene Chloride (PVDC) Resin from Japan

Polyvinylidene chloride resin is a primary form homopolymer where vinylidene chloride monomer constitutes 95% or more by weight, used primarily for its exceptional barrier properties against oxygen and moisture. It falls under HTS 3904.50.00.00 as a vinylidene chloride polymer in primary forms such as pellets or granules. This classification follows chapter notes specifying polymers named by 'poly' prefix with predominant monomer content.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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Import Tips

• Verify monomer content exceeds 95% vinylidene chloride via lab analysis to meet subheading note (a)(1); provide certificates of analysis from manufacturer

• Common pitfall: misclassifying copolymers with less than 95% as other polymers

• Label clearly as primary form (pellets/granules), not compounded products