PET Container Lid Scrap from Japan
Waste from thermoformed PET lids on food containers, recycled into flakes. HTS 3915.90.0010 applies to this PET-dominant scrap per the 95% monomer threshold.
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
• Certify food-contact safe status; remove inks via hot wash documentation
• Common error: confusing with PP lids under 3915.90.40