Recycled PE Grocery Bag Scrap from Japan
Post-consumer scraps from thin-gauge polyethylene grocery bags, baled for recycling into new films. Meets 3915.10.00.00 as polymers of ethylene per purity rules in subheading note (a), common in retail waste streams.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• Certify as post-consumer via chain-of-custody documents; test for ink/printing residues affecting purity; bale density should meet 20-30 lbs/ft³ standards