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PVC Pipe Trimmings and Cuttings from Germany

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.

Duty Rate — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%

Import Tips

Provide end-user certificates for recycling facilities; declare exact weight and contamination levels; watch for reclassification if sorted into usable lengths exceeding scrap criteria