Pink-Tinted Glass Fiber Battery Separator Mat from China
A thin, colored nonwoven glass fiber mat weighing 120 g/m², mechanically bonded for use as separators in lead-acid batteries to prevent short circuits. Classified in HTS 7019.69.90.10 due to its colored, lightweight nonwoven structure from glass fibers. It retains article character per Chapter notes for heading 7019.
Duty Rate — China → United States
42%
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
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)
Import Tips
• Include chemical analysis proving glass fiber composition and lead-free coloring to comply with battery import regs and HTS notes
• Document mechanical bonding method; chemical treatment could reclassify as 'worked' under other glass headings
• Check for end-use declarations; industrial battery use keeps it in 7019, but retail packaging might trigger set classifications