Oil-Only Sorbent Boom Fill from China
Nonwoven staple fiber fill >150 g/m² for oil sorbent booms in spill response, meltblown for hydrophobicity. Under HTS 5603.94.90.90 as coated staple nonwovens not excluded. Repels water while absorbing hydrocarbons.
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
• EPA sorbent certification docs for hazardous material handling
• Prove coating visibility and <50% plastic by weight
• Declare absorbency capacity in documentation