Polyethylene Shopping Bags from Germany
Thin-gauge polyethylene bags with handles used for retail shopping and carrying groceries. Classified under HTS 3923.21.00 as sacks and bags made from polymers of ethylene, where ethylene monomers constitute 95% or more by weight. Ideal for lightweight packing and conveyance of consumer goods.
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 polymer composition via lab testing to confirm 95% ethylene content per subheading notes; declare as finished bags not components
• Common pitfall: misclassifying with paper handles as composites