Polyacrylic Acid Granules from China
Granular polyacrylic acid polymer used in superabsorbent materials and water treatment chemicals, qualifying as pure acrylic with >95% monomer content. HTS 3906.90.2000 covers these other acrylic polymers in primary forms. Typically packaged in moisture-proof bags.
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.8%
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
• Test for neutralization degree; fully polymerized forms stay here, partially neutralized may shift to Chapter 38
• Declare exact dry polymer content excluding water/solvent to meet primary forms definition