PVC Bottle Preform Scrap from Japan
Rejected preforms and flashings from PVC bottle blow-molding operations, consisting of pure vinyl chloride polymers (>95%). HTS 3915.30.00.00 per subheading note (a)(1). Manufacturing rejects before full bottle formation.
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
• Distinguish from PET via FTIR analysis; document as preform not container; value based on resin equivalent