Modacrylic Tow for Industrial Filter Media from China
Modacrylic filament tow engineered for high-temperature filtration fabrics in industrial air and liquid systems. Classified as acrylic or modacrylic synthetic filament tow under HTS 5501.30.00 in its raw, unprocessed state.
Duty Rate — China → United States
45%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Include technical data sheets proving chemical resistance properties of modacrylic
• Document as 'raw material for nonwovens' to distinguish from finished filters
• Avoid misclassification by confirming no prior processing beyond tow formation