Flexible PVC Shower Curtain Liner from China
A noncellular PVC film sheet used as a waterproof liner for shower curtains, containing at least 6% plasticizers by weight to ensure flexibility. It falls under HTS 3920.43.5000 as a flexible plate, sheet, or film of vinyl chloride polymers not reinforced or laminated. The plasticizer content allows it to drape and conform without cracking.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.2%
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
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
Import Tips
• Verify plasticizer content via lab testing to confirm ≥6% threshold; provide material safety data sheets (MSDS) for phthalate compliance under CPSIA; ensure accurate declarations to avoid misclassification into rigid PVC sheets