Coumarone-Indene Resin Flakes from China
Coumarone-indene resins in thermoplastic flake form, primary products under heading 3911 as specified in note 3. Classified in 3911.90.91.10 for other thermoplastics not elsewhere included, used as tackifiers in adhesives and tires.
Duty Rate — China → United States
31.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include softening point and molecular weight specs to prove primary form and thermoplastic behavior
• Certify no plasticizer addition per 3920.43 note to stay in 3911; document purity
• Avoid pitfall of tableting classifying as finished under 3921; import as loose flakes