Oil-Absorbent Boom Filler from Japan
Nonwoven core of mechanically entangled polypropylene staple fibers >150 g/m² stuffed into oil spill response booms for absorbing hydrocarbons. HTS 5603.94.90.50 covers the entangled staple nonwoven material before assembly. Meets chapter note for nonwovens with plastic bonding if not excluded.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
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
Import Tips
• Declare as raw material vs finished boom; EPA compliance docs; absorption capacity tests aid classification