Plasticized Cellulose Acetate Masterbatch from China
Masterbatch pellets with high-load plasticized cellulose acetate carriers for color compounding in plastics. Classified 3912.12.00.00 as the predominant plasticized acetate polymer per subheading note (a)(4).
Duty Rate — China → United States
43.1%
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide let-down ratio calculations showing acetate predominance
• Lab test pigment loading <5% to maintain polymer heading