PET Bottle Scrap Flakes from Japan
Cleaned and flaked waste material from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, typically sourced from post-consumer beverage containers. Classified under HTS 3915.90.0010 as scrap of PET plastics, meeting the chapter note requirement where PET monomer units constitute 95% or more by weight.
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
• Verify PET purity exceeds 95% by weight via lab testing to meet subheading note (a)(1); obtain certificates of analysis for customs clearance
• Common pitfall: contamination with other polymers shifts classification to 3915.90.8010