PVC Waste Scrap from China
Waste and scrap from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) production, consisting of trimmings, rejected parts, and off-spec material where PVC monomer units predominate by weight. Classified under 3915.90.00.90 as 'other' plastic waste not specifically covered by earlier subheadings like polyethylene or polystyrene. Meets subheading note criteria for polymers not fitting specific named categories.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Verify predominant monomer unit exceeds 95% for specific polymers or classify by weight predominance per subheading notes; obtain waste origin certificates to prove non-hazardous status
• Common pitfall: misclassifying contaminated scrap as primary polymer waste