PVC Flexible Braided Hose from China
A flexible hose made from polyvinyl chloride (PVC) reinforced with braided polyester fibers, used for water transfer in gardening and light industrial applications. It falls under HTS 3917.39.00 as it is an other tube, pipe, or hose of plastics, not rigid, not reinforced with metal, and not specifically named elsewhere in the heading.
Duty Rate — China → United States
38.1%
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 the hose lacks metal reinforcement to avoid reclassification under 3917.31; provide lab tests confirming plastic-only construction
• Include detailed specs on flexibility, pressure rating, and end-use in entry docs to distinguish from rigid pipes in 3917.29