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
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Declare as raw material vs finished boom; EPA compliance docs; absorption capacity tests aid classification