PVC Floor Tile Manufacturing Scrap

Waste parings from punching and trimming rigid PVC floor tiles, composed of >95% vinyl chloride polymers by weight. Under HTS 3915.30.00.00 as scrap of PVC per chapter notes on polymer content. Clean factory rejects from tile forming processes.

Import Duty Rates by Country of Origin

Origin CountryMFN RateCh.99 SurchargesTotal Effective Rate
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณChinaFree+35.0%35%
๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝMexicoFree+10.0%10%
๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆCanadaFree+10.0%10%
๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ชGermanyFree+10.0%10%
๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ตJapanFree+10.0%10%

Alternative Classifications

This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.

3926.90.99Lower: 22.8% vs 35%

If assembled into finished floor coverings

Completed PVC flooring articles shift from scrap to other plastic articles in heading 3926.

3904.10.00Higher: 41.5% vs 35%

If chemically modified PVC copolymer scrap

Modified PVC not meeting pure polymer criteria goes to 'Other' subheadings or copolymers in 3904 per note (a)(3).

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Import Tips & Compliance

โ€ข Document as manufacturing by-product not finished flooring; test for plasticizer content per 3920.43 note; ensure no laminates pushing to composite materials

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PVC Window Profile Scrap

Waste scraps from extruded polyvinyl chloride (PVC) profiles used in window frames, consisting primarily of rigid PVC with over 95% vinyl chloride monomer units by weight. Classified under HTS 3915.30.00.00 as scrap of polymers of vinyl chloride per subheading note (a)(1). These trimmings and rejects arise during manufacturing cuts and defects.

PVC Pipe Trimmings and Cuttings

Parings and scrap generated from cutting rigid PVC pipes during production, with vinyl chloride polymers comprising over 95% by weight. Falls under 3915.30.00.00 as waste of PVC polymers according to chapter subheading notes. Typically clean, uncontaminated factory waste suitable for recycling.

Rigid PVC Sheet Edge Scrap

Edge trimmings and waste from calendared rigid PVC sheets used in signage and panels, predominantly polymers of vinyl chloride (>95% by weight). Classified in 3915.30.00.00 per polymer classification rules in subheading note (a)(1). Generated from sizing operations in sheet production.

Extruded PVC Profile Rejects

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PVC Medical Tubing Waste

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PVC Wire Insulation Scrap

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