PVC Flexible Braided Hose from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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