Clear Bottle Grade PET Resin from Japan
High-clarity PET resin pellets IV 71-76 ml/g optimized for sparkling clear single-serve beverage bottles. Provides excellent gas barrier and drop impact resistance in thin wall construction. 3907.69.0010 specifically covers this viscosity range of PET in primary forms.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Specify 'bottle grade IV 70-78' on all docs; generic 'PET resin' invites CBP reclassification
• Color specification L*>90, b*<2 required for true 'clear' bottle grade verification
• Test for crystallinity; amorphous PET only for this blow molding application