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Plasticized Cellulose Acetate Masterbatch from Japan

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 — 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

• Provide let-down ratio calculations showing acetate predominance

• Lab test pigment loading <5% to maintain polymer heading

Plasticized Cellulose Acetate Masterbatch from Japan — Import Duty Rate | HTS 3912.12.00.00