HTS Index

HTS heading 3916

Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of plastics — 11 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
3916Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of plastics + Ch. 99not stated
3916.10.00.00Of polymers of ethylene + Ch. 995.8%kg
3916.20.00Of polymers of vinyl chloride + Ch. 995.8%
3916.20.00.10Siding for house or building exterior + Ch. 995.8% (inherited from 3916.20.00)kg
3916.20.00.20Window, door, decking or railing profiles + Ch. 995.8% (inherited from 3916.20.00)m, kg
3916.20.00.91Other + Ch. 995.8% (inherited from 3916.20.00)kg
3916.90Of other plastics + Ch. 99not stated
3916.90.10.00Of acrylic polymers + Ch. 996.5%kg
3916.90.20.00Racket strings + Ch. 993.1%m
3916.90.30.00Monofilament + Ch. 996.5%m
3916.90.50.00Other + Ch. 995.8%kg

3 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

11 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.