PET Bottle Flake Fiber Waste from Japan
Fiberized waste from recycled PET bottle flakes, contaminated short fibers from melt spinning trials. Falls under 5505.10.00 as synthetic polyester fiber waste.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include recycling chain-of-custody documents tracing from bottles to fiber waste
• Test IV (intrinsic viscosity) to prove it's waste-grade PET, not virgin fiber
• Avoid 'plastic scrap' labeling to prevent Chapter 39 misrouting