Acrylic Noils Waste from China
Short fiber noils produced during the combing of acrylic top, discarded as waste from yarn production. HTS 5505.10.00 covers this synthetic fiber (polyacrylonitrile-based) waste including noils.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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
• Provide mill production records proving noils origin to avoid duties on processed fibers
• Test for average fiber length; noils must be unprocessed waste, not staple under 5503
• Label shipments clearly as 'recycling waste' to prevent hazardous waste scrutiny