PET Fiber Waste Clippings from China
Short fiber clippings and waste from spinning polyethylene terephthalate into textile yarns or nonwovens. Classified as PET scrap under 3915.90.0010 when PET monomers predominate by weight over other units.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Test for fiber length to distinguish from flock (which may go to 3915.90 other); declare exact moisture content as it affects weight-based duties
• Pitfall: textile-like presentation could lead to Chapter 56 misclassification