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
13%
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
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