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%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
• 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