Battery Separator Nonwoven Sheet 170 g/m² from China
Microporous polyethylene nonwoven at 170 g/m² for lead-acid battery separators. Classifies in HTS 5603.94.90 for other nonwovens over 150 g/m², as porosity from process doesn't count as excluded coating. Industrial grade without rubber bonding.
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
• Provide porosity specs showing nonwoven structure integral, not added coating
• Classify as fabric sheets, not parts, unless assembled into batteries
• Antistatic treatments must not form visible layers