Polyacrylonitrile (PAN) Granules from Japan
PAN granules serve as primary polymer feedstock for carbon fiber production and synthetic textiles. Under HTS 3906.90.5000 as other acrylic polymers in primary forms, with acrylonitrile monomer at 95%+ by weight.
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
• Submit FTIR spectroscopy reports confirming acrylonitrile monomer dominance per subheading note (a)(1)
• Declare intended end-use carefully; textile fibers (Chapter 55) differ from primary resin imports