Painter's Blue Painter Tape (Clear Variant) from Japan
This transparent version of painter's tape is a low-tack self-adhesive plastic film on a roll, used for masking surfaces during painting without residue. Made from acrylic-coated polypropylene for clean removal. HTS 3919.90.50.40 covers it as transparent self-adhesive tape, excluding colored masking.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Confirm low-tack adhesive doesn't alter classification; residue tests help prove it's tape, not decal
• Label as 'transparent' explicitly; any tint may reclassify to office machine tape under 3919.90.50.60
• Avoid shipping cut-to-shape pieces, which become 3919.90.80 self-adhesive shapes