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Bottle-Grade PET Chips from Japan

PET polymer chips designed for blow-molded beverage bottles, exhibiting high viscosity (≥78 ml/g) for superior mechanical strength. Classified under HTS 3907.61.00.50 as high-viscosity PET in primary forms, excluding specific copolymer variants.

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

Include melt flow index and IV test reports in entry docs to substantiate high viscosity claim

Ensure pellets are in primary form (not preforms); compounded products go to 3907.99

Check for recycling content, as post-consumer recycled PET may require additional origin verification