High-Tenacity Viscose Tow for Tire Cord from China
High-tenacity viscose filament tow designed for industrial tire cord reinforcement, featuring untwisted bundles of strong artificial filaments. Falls under HTS 5502.90.00.00 as other artificial tow, prior to spinning into yarn. Used in rubber reinforcement composites.
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
• Certify tenacity specs (>8 g/denier) for industrial end-use; declare exact decitex to match statistical suffixes
• Common issue: classifying as finished cord under 5607