Nonwoven Battery Separator Sheets from China
Microporous nonwoven polypropylene sheets (30 g/m²), punched and packaged for industrial battery assembly. HTS 5603.92.00.70 for ready-for-use industrial nonwoven articles 25-70 g/m².
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
• Specify industrial end-use in commercial invoice to justify 5603.92 classification
• Punched/perforated features documented as functional for battery spacing
• Rolls exceed 70 g/m² shift to 5603.14 or plastics if coated