Polypropylene Wadding for Filters from China
Polypropylene wadding is needle-punched or thermally bonded short man-made fibers used as filter media in air and liquid filtration systems. It qualifies for HTS 5601.22.00 as wadding articles of man-made fibers with flock-like length ≤5 mm.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Include filtration efficiency test reports and pore size specs for EPA/REACH compliance
• Declare as 'wadding' not 'nonwoven' to stay in 5601; distinguish from 5603 laminates