Bottle-Grade PET Chips from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
16.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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