Chapter 39Plastics & Rubber
Plastics & Articles Thereof — US Tariff Rates
US tariff rates for plastics and plastic articles including polymers, films, pipes, and packaging. HTS codes and import duties. Section 301 China tariffs apply to many plastic products.
HTS Codes
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HTS Codes in Chapter 39 — Plastics & Articles Thereof
| HTS Code | Description | Base Duty | Tariff Flags | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3901.10.10.00 | Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3901.10.50 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3901.20.10.00 | Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3901.20.50.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3901.30.20.00 | Vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride-ethylene terpolymers, containing by weight less than 50 percent derivatives of vinyl acetate, except those polymerized from aromatic or modified aromatic monomers | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3901.30.60.00 | Other | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3901.40.00.00 | Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3901.90.10.00 | Elastomeric | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3901.90.55.01 | Ethylene copolymers | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3901.90.90.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3902.10.00.00 | Polypropylene | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3902.20.10.00 | Elastomeric | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3902.20.50.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3902.30.00.00 | Propylene copolymers | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3902.90.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3903.11.00.00 | Expandable | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3903.19.00.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3903.20.00.00 | Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3903.30.00.00 | Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3903.90.10.00 | Methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene (MBS) copolymers | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3903.90.50.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3904.10.00.00 | Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3904.21.00.00 | Nonplasticized | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3904.22.00.00 | Plasticized | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3904.30.20.00 | Vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride-ethylene terpolymers, containing by weight less than 50 percent derivatives of vinyl acetate, except those polymerized from aromatic or modified aromatic monomers | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3904.30.60.00 | Other | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3904.40.00.00 | Other vinyl chloride copolymers | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3904.50.00.00 | Vinylidene chloride polymers | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3904.61.00 | Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3904.69.10.00 | Elastomeric | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3904.69.50.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3904.90.10.00 | Elastomeric | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3904.90.50.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3905.12.00.00 | In aqueous dispersion | 4% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3905.19.00.00 | Other | 4% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3905.21.00.00 | In aqueous dispersion | 4% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3905.29.00.00 | Other | 4% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3905.30.00.00 | Poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolyzed acetate groups | 3.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3905.91.10.00 | Containing by weight 50 percent or more of derivatives of vinyl acetate | 4% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3905.91.50.00 | Other | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3905.99.30.00 | Polyvinyl carbazole (including adjuvants) | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3905.99.80.00 | Other | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3906.10.00.00 | Poly(methyl methacrylate) | 6.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3906.90.10.00 | Elastomeric | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3906.90.20.00 | Plastics | 6.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3906.90.50.00 | Other | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.10.00.00 | Polyacetals | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.21.00.00 | Bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.29.00.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.30.00.00 | Epoxide resins | 6.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.40.00.00 | Polycarbonates | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.50.00.00 | Alkyd resins | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.61.00 | Having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.69.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.70.00.00 | Poly(lactic acid) | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.91.20.00 | Allyl resins, uncompounded | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.91.40.00 | Other | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.91.50.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.99.20.00 | Thermoplastic liquid crystal aromatic polyester copolymers | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3907.99.50 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3908.10.00.00 | Polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12 | 6.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3908.90.20.00 | Bis(4-amino-3-methylcyclohexyl)methane- isophthalic acid-laurolactam copolymer | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3908.90.70.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3909.10.00.00 | Urea resins; thiourea resins | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3909.20.00.00 | Melamine resins | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3909.31.00.00 | Poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (crude MDI, polymeric MDI) | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3909.39.00.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3909.40.00.00 | Phenolic resins | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3909.50.10.00 | Elastomeric | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3909.50.20.00 | Cements | 2.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3909.50.50.00 | Other | 6.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3910.00.00.00 | Silicones in primary forms | 3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3911.10.00.00 | Petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene resins; polyterpenes | 6.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3911.20.00.00 | Poly(1,3-phenylene methylphosphonate) | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3911.90.10.00 | Elastomeric | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3911.90.15.00 | Poly(nitrilomethanetetraarylnitrilo- [2,4,6-tris-(1-methyethyl)-1,3- phenylene]]-2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)- phenyl]-ω-[[[2,6-bis(1-methylethyl)- phenyl]amino]methylene]amino carbodiimide or 2,4-diisocyanate-1,3,5-tris(1-methyl- ethyl) homopolymer with polyethylene | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3911.90.25.00 | Other | 6.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3911.90.35.00 | 1,1'-Bis(methylenedi-4,1-phenylene)- 1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, copolymer with 4,4'-methylenebis(benzeneamine); and Hydrocarbon novolac cyanate ester | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3911.90.45.00 | Other | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3911.90.70.00 | Chlorinated synthetic rubber | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3911.90.91 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3912.11.00.00 | Nonplasticized | 5.6% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3912.12.00.00 | Plasticized | 5.6% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3912.20.00.00 | Cellulose nitrates (including collodions) | 5.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3912.31.00 | Carboxymethylcellulose and its salts | 6.4% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3912.39.00.00 | Other | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3912.90.00 | Other | 5.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3913.10.00.00 | Alginic acid, its salts and esters | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3913.90.10.00 | Chemical derivatives of natural rubber | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3913.90.20 | Polysaccharides and their derivatives | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3913.90.50.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3914.00.20.00 | Cross-linked polyvinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride (Cholestyramine resin USP) | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3914.00.60.00 | Other | 3.9% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3915.10.00.00 | Of polymers of ethylene | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3915.20.00.00 | Of polymers of styrene | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3915.30.00.00 | Of polymers of vinyl chloride | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3915.90.00 | Of other plastics | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3916.10.00.00 | Of polymers of ethylene | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3916.20.00 | Of polymers of vinyl chloride | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3916.90.10.00 | Of acrylic polymers | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3916.90.20.00 | Racket strings | 3.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3916.90.30.00 | Monofilament | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3916.90.50.00 | Other | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3917.10.10.00 | Of cellulosic plastics materials | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3917.10.60.00 | Of collagen | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3917.10.90.00 | Other | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3917.21.00.00 | Of polymers of ethylene | 3.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3917.22.00.00 | Of polymers of propylene | 3.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3917.23.00.00 | Of polymers of vinyl chloride | 3.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3917.29.00 | Of other plastics | 3.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3917.31.00.00 | Flexible tubes, pipes and hoses, having a minimum burst pressure of 27.6 MPa | 3.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3917.32.00 | Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings | 3.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3917.33.00.00 | Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, with fittings | 3.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3917.39.00 | Other | 3.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3917.40.00 | Fittings | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3918.10.10 | Vinyl tile | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3918.10.20.00 | Other | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3918.10.31 | Over 70 percent by weight of plastics | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3918.10.32 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3918.10.40 | Other | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3918.10.50.00 | Other | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3918.90.10.00 | Floor coverings | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3918.90.20.00 | With a backing of man-made fibers | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3918.90.30.00 | Other | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3918.90.50.00 | Other | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3919.10.10 | Having a light-reflecting surface produced in whole or in part by glass grains (ballotini) | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3919.10.20 | Other | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3919.90.10.00 | Having a light-reflecting surface produced in whole or in part by glass grains (ballotini) | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3919.90.50 | Other | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.10.00.00 | Of polymers of ethylene | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.20.00 | Of polymers of propylene | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.30.00.00 | Of polymers of styrene | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.43.10.00 | Made in imitation of patent leather | 3.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.43.50.00 | Other | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.49.00.00 | Other | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.51.10.00 | Flexible | 6% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.51.50 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.59.10.00 | Flexible | 6% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.59.40.00 | Transparent sheeting containing 30 percent or more by weight of lead | Free | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.59.80.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.61.00.00 | Of polycarbonates | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.62.00 | Of poly(ethylene terephthalate) | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.63.10.00 | Flexible | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.63.20.00 | Other | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.69.00.00 | Of other polyesters | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.71.00.00 | Of regenerated cellulose | 6.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.73.00.00 | Of cellulose acetate | 2.9% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.79.05.00 | Of vulcanized fiber | 3.1% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.79.10.00 | Film, strip and sheets, not over 0.076 mm in thickness | 6.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.79.50.00 | Other | 3.7% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.91.00.00 | Of poly(vinyl butyral) | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.92.00.00 | Of polyamides | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.93.00.00 | Of amino-resins | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.94.00.00 | Of phenolic resins | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.99.10.00 | Over 0.152 mm in thickness, and not in rolls | 6% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.99.20.00 | Other | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3920.99.50.00 | Other | 5.8% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.11.00.00 | Of polymers of styrene | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.12.11.00 | Over 70 percent by weight of plastics | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.12.15.00 | Other (229) | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.12.19 | Other | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.12.50.00 | Other | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.13.11.00 | Over 70 percent by weight of plastics | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.13.15.00 | Other (229) | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.13.19 | Other | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.13.50.00 | Other | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.14.00.00 | Of regenerated cellulose | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.19.00 | Of other plastics | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.90.11.00 | Over 70 percent by weight of plastics | 4.2% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.90.15.00 | Other (229) | 6.5% | §301 +25%§122 +15% | |
| 3921.90.19 | Other | 5.3% | §301 +25%§122 +15% |
Related HTS Chapters
About HTS Chapter 39 — Plastics & Articles Thereof
HTS Chapter 39 covers plastics & articles thereof under the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS). The HTS is maintained by the US International Trade Commission (USITC) and updated periodically to reflect trade policy changes including executive orders, Section 232 national security tariffs, Section 301 China tariffs, and Section 122 emergency tariffs.
To import goods under Chapter 39, US importers must declare the correct 10-digit HTS code on their Customs entry. The duty rate shown is the general (MFN) rate. Special rates may apply under free trade agreements (FTAs) such as USMCA, CPTPP, or bilateral agreements. Use the FTA Checker to see if preferential rates apply to your shipment.
Anti-dumping (AD) and countervailing duty (CVD) orders may impose additional duties on specific products and countries of origin beyond the rates shown here. Always consult with a licensed customs broker for classification decisions.