Vinyl Acetate-Acrylic Copolymer Beads from China
VA-AC copolymer beads (60% vinyl acetate, 40% acrylics) for latex paints, classified HTS 3905.99.8000 as 'other' vinyl polymers with no predominant single monomer meeting 95% threshold. Primary form, not dispersed.
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
• Lab test reports essential; CBP tests for monomer predominance
• Specify 'beads' vs 'dispersion'—latter may be 3906.90