Aluminum Foil Laminated Polypropylene Air Duct Hose from China
Flexible polypropylene hose laminated with aluminum foil and steel wire helix for HVAC ventilation. Classified in HTS 3917.39.00.10 for metal-reinforced plastic hoses used in air conveyance systems. The metal provides shape retention and pressure handling.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Certify flame retardancy for building code compliance
• Specify lamination vs embedded reinforcement
• Pitfall: confusing with fabric ducts under textile chapters