Polystyrene Foam Scrap from China
Waste fragments and trimmings from expanded polystyrene (EPS) foam manufacturing, primarily composed of polystyrene polymers meeting the 95% monomer content requirement per subheading note (a)(1). Classified under 3915.20.00.00 as scrap of polymers of styrene, typically generated during packaging or insulation production.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify polymer composition via lab testing to confirm ≥95% styrene monomer units as per Chapter 39 notes; obtain waste export permits from origin country; declare as non-hazardous to avoid EPA scrutiny