Impregnated Nonwoven Automotive Insulation from China

Nonwoven sheets (>150 g/m²) of polypropylene filaments impregnated with flame-retardant compounds other than plastics for car sound/heat barriers. Fits 5603.14.90.10 as heavy man-made nonwovens with special impregnation beyond excluded materials. Essential for vehicle underbody protection.

Duty Rate — China → United States

35%

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

Certify flame-retardant impregnation specs to prove 'other than plastics' and avoid Chapter 39/40 shifts

Declare end-use as automotive if applicable, but note classification is material-based, not use-based

Test for visible coating per chapter notes; naked-eye undetectable moves to yarn headings