Polyester Staple Fiber Resin SK Chemicals
This PET resin from SK Chemicals is optimized for melt-spinning into polyester staple fibers for textile applications like nonwovens and fillings. Classified under HTS 3907.69.0050 as other PET in primary forms (pellets), meeting the 95% PET monomer threshold without specific bottle or film designation.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If designated for bottle preform production
PET with specific use for blow-molded containers like beverage bottles falls under the dedicated bottle-grade subheading.
If ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer dominates
Copolymers where EVA units exceed 95% shift to 3901.30 per subheading note (a)(2), changing from polyester classification.
If imported as finished PET sheets rather than primary pellets
Processed into non-cellular sheets moves from primary forms (39.07) to plates/sheets (39.20).
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Label shipments clearly as 'PET resin for fiber production' with IV specifications to distinguish from bottle-grade under 3907.62
• Ensure FDA compliance if eventual end-use is food-contact textiles, requiring additional monomer purity documentation
• Watch for blending declarations; mixtures under 95% PET may classify by predominant monomer per subheading note (a)(4)
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