HTS Index

HTS heading 3915

Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics — 7 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
3915Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics + Ch. 99not stated
3915.10.00.00Of polymers of ethylene + Ch. 99Freekg
3915.20.00.00Of polymers of styrene + Ch. 99Freekg
3915.30.00.00Of polymers of vinyl chloride + Ch. 99Freekg
3915.90.00Of other plastics + Ch. 99Free
3915.90.00.10Of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 3915.90.00)kg
3915.90.00.90Other + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 3915.90.00)kg

2 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

7 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.