3915.90.00.90/Post-Consumer PET Bottle Flakes/Japan

Post-Consumer PET Bottle Flakes from Japan

Flakes from recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles, cleaned and sorted post-consumer waste not qualifying as high-purity polymer under specific subheadings. Classified in 3915.90.00.90 as 'other' due to blends or impurities preventing 95% monomer purity per subheading note (a)(4).

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%

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Import Tips

• Provide recycling certificates and purity assays showing <95% PET to justify 'other' classification; comply with EPA waste import rules

• Common issue: undervaluing as primary resin