PET Bottle Flake Fiber Waste from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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