Battery Grade PP Microporous Membrane from China

High-purity microporous polypropylene membrane for lithium-ion battery separators with controlled pore distribution. Classified under HTS 3921.19.0010 for microporous polypropylene cellular film sheets.

Duty Rate — China → United States

41.5%

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

Include shutdown temperature data (>130°C) proving separator functionality without changing classification

Anti-dumping risks from Asia; verify scope exclusions for certain copolymers

Classify as film regardless of thinness (<0.1mm); thickness doesn't affect heading