High-Tenacity Viscose Tow for Tire Cord from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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