PVA 117 Fully Hydrolyzed Granules from Japan
PVA 117 granules offer full hydrolysis (99%+) with trace unhydrolyzed acetate, ideal for textile sizing and ceramics. Primary form granules dissolve readily in hot water. HTS 3905.30.00.00 covers this as poly(vinyl alcohol) in granular primary form.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Provide FTIR spectra or hydrolysis certificates for CBP verification
• Declare exact acetate content (<1%) to stay in 3905.30
• Pitfall: packaging as 'size compound' risks Chapter 38 reclassification