I. PRIMARY FORMS

Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms:

Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94:

Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more

Other

Linear low density polyethylene

Low density polyethylene, except linear low density polyethylene

Medium density polyethylene

Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more:

Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more

Other

Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers:

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

Other

Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94

Other:

Elastomeric

Other:

Ethylene copolymers

Other

Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms:

Polypropylene

Polyisobutylene:

Elastomeric

Other

Propylene copolymers

Other

Polybutylene

Other

Polymers of styrene, in primary forms:

Polystyrene:

Expandable

Other

Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers

Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers

Other:

Methyl methacrylate-butadiene-styrene (MBS) copolymers

Other

Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms:

Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances

Other poly(vinyl chloride):

Nonplasticized

Plasticized

Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers:

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

Other

Other vinyl chloride copolymers

Vinylidene chloride polymers

Fluoropolymers:

Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE)

Granular, whether or not filled or compounded (see statistical note 1 to this chapter)

Other

Other:

Elastomeric

Other

Other:

Elastomeric

Other

Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters, in primary forms; other vinyl polymers in primary forms:

Poly(vinyl acetate):

In aqueous dispersion

Other

Vinyl acetate copolymers:

In aqueous dispersion

Other

Poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolyzed acetate groups

Other:

Copolymers:

Containing by weight 50 percent or more of derivatives of vinyl acetate

Other

Other:

Polyvinyl carbazole (including adjuvants)

Other

Acrylic polymers in primary forms:

Poly(methyl methacrylate)

Other:

Elastomeric

Other:

Plastics

Other ^[5]

Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms:

Polyacetals

Other polyethers:

Bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate

Other

Epoxide resins

Polycarbonates

Alkyd resins

Poly(ethylene terephthalate):

Having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or higher

Having a viscosity number of 78 ml/g or more but not more than 88 ml/g

Other

Other

Having a viscosity number of 70 ml/g or more but less than 78 ml/g

Other

Poly(lactic acid)

Other polyesters:

Unsaturated:

Allyl resins:

Allyl resins, uncompounded

Other

Other

Other:

Thermoplastic liquid crystal aromatic polyester copolymers

Other

Polybutylene terephthalate

Other

Polyamides in primary forms:

Polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12

Other:

Bis(4-amino-3-methylcyclohexyl)methane- isophthalic acid-laurolactam copolymer

Other

Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms:

Urea resins; thiourea resins

Melamine resins

Other amino-resins:

Poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (crude MDI, polymeric MDI)

Other

Phenolic resins

Polyurethanes:

Elastomeric

Cements

Other

Silicones in primary forms

Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulfides, polysulfones and other products specified in note 3 to this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms:

Petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene resins; polyterpenes

Poly(1,3-phenylene methylphosphonate)

Other:

Elastomeric

Other:

Containing monomer units which are aromatic or modified aromatic, or which are obtained, derived or manufactured in whole or in part therefrom:

Thermoplastic:

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

Other

Thermosetting:

1,1'-Bis(methylenedi-4,1-phenylene)- 1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione, copolymer with 4,4'-methylenebis(benzeneamine); and Hydrocarbon novolac cyanate ester

Other

Other:

Chlorinated synthetic rubber

Other

Thermoplastic

Thermosetting

Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms:

Cellulose acetates:

Nonplasticized

Plasticized

Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)

Cellulose ethers:

Carboxymethylcellulose and its salts

Containing not less than 90 percent by weight of carboxymethylcellulose

Other

Other

Other

α-Cellulose in granular, microcrystalline or powdered forms

Other

Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms:

Alginic acid, its salts and esters ^[5]

Other:

Chemical derivatives of natural rubber

Polysaccharides and their derivatives

Xanthan gum

Other

Other

Ion-exchangers based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913, in primary forms:

Cross-linked polyvinylbenzyltrimethylammonium chloride (Cholestyramine resin USP)

Other

II. WASTE, PARINGS AND SCRAP; SEMIMANUFACTURES; ARTICLES:

Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics:

Of polymers of ethylene

Of polymers of styrene

Of polymers of vinyl chloride

Of other plastics

Of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastics

Other

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:

Of polymers of ethylene

Of polymers of vinyl chloride

Siding for house or building exterior

Window, door, decking or railing profiles

Other

Of other plastics:

Of acrylic polymers

Other:

Racket strings

Other:

Monofilament

Other

Tubes, pipes and hoses and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics:

Artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic plastics materials:

Of cellulosic plastics materials

Other:

Of collagen

Other

Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid:

Of polymers of ethylene

Of polymers of propylene

Of polymers of vinyl chloride

Of other plastics

Less than 200 mm in length

Other

Other tubes, pipes and hoses:

Flexible tubes, pipes and hoses, having a minimum burst pressure of 27.6 MPa

Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings

Of polyvinyl chloride

Of polyethylene

Other

Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, with fittings

Other

Reinforced with metal

Other:

Of polyvinyl chloride

Other

Fittings

For brake hoses for the vehicles of subheadings 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711

Plumbing fittings, not pressure rated (Drain/Waste/Vent (DWV)):

Of polyvinyl chloride

Of acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene

Other

Other plumbing fittings:

Of polyvinyl chloride

Other

Other

Floor coverings of plastics, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, as defined in note 9 to this chapter:

Of polymers of vinyl chloride:

Floor coverings:

Vinyl tile

Vinyl tile consisting of a rigid solid polymer core

Vinyl tile consisting of a rigid expanded polymer core of a kind described in statistical note 2 to this chapter

Other

Other

Wall or ceiling coverings:

With a backing of textile fibers:

With a backing of man-made fibers:

Over 70 percent by weight of plastics

Woven

Other

Other

Woven

Other

Other

Woven

Other

Other

Of other plastics:

Floor coverings

Wall or ceiling coverings:

With a backing of textile fibers:

With a backing of man-made fibers

Other

Other

Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls:

In rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm:

Having a light-reflecting surface produced in whole or in part by glass grains (ballotini)

Pavement marking tape

Other

Other

Filament reinforced tape

Electrical tape

Other:

Transparent tape, not exceeding 55 m in length:

Not exceeding 5 cm in width

Other

Other ^[5]

Other:

Having a light-reflecting surface produced in whole or in part by glass grains (ballotini)

Other

Reflectorized sheeting

Filament reinforced tape

Electrical tape

Transparent tape ^[5]

Other ^[5]

Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, noncellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials:

Of polymers of ethylene

Of polymers of propylene

Strip put up in packaging for use as decorative or gift-wrapping ribbon

Gift wrap

Other

Of polymers of styrene

Of polymers of vinyl chloride:

Containing by weight not less than 6 percent of plasticizers:

Made in imitation of patent leather

Other

Other

Of acrylic polymers:

Of poly(methyl methacrylate):

Flexible

Other

Sheets, not flexible, containing flame retardant

Other

Other:

Flexible

Other:

Transparent sheeting containing 30 percent or more by weight of lead

Other

Of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters:

Of polycarbonates

Of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Metallized PET film:

Gift wrap

Other

Other ^[5]

Of unsaturated polyesters:

Flexible

Other

Of other polyesters

Of cellulose or its chemical derivatives:

Of regenerated cellulose

Of cellulose acetate

Of other cellulose derivatives:

Of vulcanized fiber

Other:

Film, strip and sheets, not over 0.076 mm in thickness

Other

Of other plastics:

Of poly(vinyl butyral)

Of polyamides

Of amino-resins

Of phenolic resins

Of other plastics:

Film, strip and sheets, all the foregoing which are flexible:

Over 0.152 mm in thickness, and not in rolls

Other

Other

Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics:

Cellular:

Of polymers of styrene

Of polymers of vinyl chloride:

Combined with textile materials:

Products with textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber:

Over 70 percent by weight of plastics

Other (229)

Other

Products with textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber

Other

Other

Of polyurethanes:

Combined with textile materials:

Products with textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber:

Over 70 percent by weight of plastics

Other (229)

Other

Products with textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber

Other

Other

Of regenerated cellulose

Of other plastics

Other:

Combined with textile materials and weighing not more than 1.492 kg/m²:

Products with textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber:

Over 70 percent by weight of plastics

Other (229)

Other

Products with textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber

Other

Combined with textile materials and weighing more than 1.492 kg/m²:

Products with textile components in which cotton predominates by weight over any other single textile fiber

Products with textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber

Over 70 percent by weight of plastics

Other (229)

Other

Other:

Flexible

Reinforced with paper

Other

Other

High pressure paper reinforced decorative laminates

Other

Baths, shower baths, sinks, washbasins, bidets, lavatory pans, seats and covers, flushing cisterns and similar sanitary ware, of plastics:

Baths, shower baths, sinks and washbasins

Lavatory seats and covers

Other

Articles for the conveyance or packing of goods, of plastics; stoppers, lids, caps and other closures, of plastics:

Boxes, cases, crates and similar articles:

Specially shaped or fitted for the conveyance or packing of semiconductor wafers, masks or reticles of subheadings 3923.10 or 8486.90

Other

Sacks and bags (including cones):

Of polymers of ethylene

Reclosable, with integral extruded closure:

With no single side exceeding 75 mm in length

Other, with sliders that open or close the seal

Other

Other:

With no single side exceeding 75 mm in length

Polyethylene retail carrier bags (PRCBs) with handles (including drawstrings), with no length or width shorter than 6 inches (152.4 mm) or longer than 40 inches (1,016 mm)

Other ^[5]

Of other plastics

Carboys, bottles, flasks and similar articles

Of a capacity not exceeding 50 ml

Other

Spools, cops, bobbins and similar supports

Photographic film reels and reel cans

Other

Stoppers, lids, caps and other closures ^[5]

Other

Buckets and pails, with or without lids or other closures, having a capacity of:

Less than 11.36 liters (3 gallons)

11.36 liters (3 gallons) or more, but not more than 22.71 liters (6 gallons)

22.71 liters (6 gallons) or more

Other

Tableware, kitchenware, other household articles and hygienic or toilet articles, of plastics:

Tableware and kitchenware:

Salt, pepper, mustard and ketchup dispensers and similar dispensers

Plates, cups, saucers, soup bowls, cereal bowls, sugar bowls, creamers, gravy boats, serving dishes and platters

Trays

Other

Other:

Nursing nipples and finger cots

Curtains and drapes, including panels and valances; napkins, table covers, mats, scarves, runners, doilies, centerpieces, antimacassars and furniture slipcovers; and like furnishings

Curtains and drapes

Other

Picture frames

Other

Gates for confining children or pets

Other

Builders' ware of plastics, not elsewhere specified or included:

Reservoirs, tanks, vats and similar containers, of a capacity exceeding 300 liters

Doors, windows and their frames and thresholds for doors

Doors and door frames

Windows and window frames

Other

Shutters, blinds (including venetian blinds) and similar articles and parts thereof:

Blinds (including venetian blinds)

Other

Other

Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914:

Office or school supplies

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts):

Gloves, mittens and mitts:

Seamless

Surgical and medical

Other:

Disposable

Other

Other:

Specially designed for use in sports:

Baseball and softball gloves and mitts

Other

Other

Disposable

Other

Other:

Plastic rainwear, including jackets, coats, ponchos, parkas and slickers, featuring an outer shell of polyvinyl chloride plastic with or without attached hoods, valued not over $10 per unit

Other

Aprons

Other

Fittings for furniture, coachwork or the like:

Handles and knobs

Other

Statuettes and other ornamental articles

Bows and similar products for decorative purposes including gift-packaging and the like

Other

Other:

Buckets and pails

Pacifiers

Ice bags; douche bags, enema bags, hot water bottles, and fittings therefor; invalid and similar nursing cushions; dress shields; pessaries; prophylactics; bulbs for syringes; syringes (other than hypodermic syringes) and fittings therefor, not in part of glass or metal

Handles and knobs, not elsewhere specified or included, of plastics

Parts for yachts or pleasure boats of heading 8903; parts of canoes, racing shells, pneumatic craft and pleasure boats which are not of a type designed to be principally used with motors or sails

Beads, bugles and spangles, not strung (except temporarily) and not set; articles thereof, not elsewhere specified or included:

Handbags

Other

Imitation gemstones

Gaskets, washers and other seals

O-Rings

Other

Photo albums

Frames or mounts for photographic slides

Belting and belts, for machinery:

Containing textile fibers:

V-belts

Other:

With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other textile fiber

With textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other textile fiber

Other

Other

Synchronous belts

Other

Clothespins:

Spring type

Valued not over 80 cents per gross

Valued over 80 cents but not over $1.35 per gross

Valued over $1.35 but not over $1.70 per gross

Valued over $1.70 per gross

Other

Pneumatic mattresses and other inflatable articles, not elsewhere specified or included

Waterbed mattresses and liners, and parts of the foregoing

Empty cartridges and cassettes for typewriter and machine ribbons

Fasteners, in clips suitable for use in a mechanical attaching device

Flexible plastic document binders with tabs, rolled or flat

Cards, not punched, suitable for use as, or in making, jacquard cards; Jacquard cards and jacquard heads for power-driven weaving machines, and parts thereof; and Transparent sheeting of plastics containing 30 percent or more by weight of lead

Casing for bicycle derailleur cables; and casing for cable or inner wire for caliper and cantilever brakes, whether or not cut to length

Other

Elastic bands made wholly of plastics

Laboratory ware ^[5]

Reflective triangular warning signs for road use

Ladders

Covers, rings and frames for manholes; catch basins; drainage gates and frames thereof; cleanout covers and frames thereof; valve, service and meter boxes

Face masks and shields, medical positioning or transport pads, medical waste containers or disinfectant wipes dispensers

Rigid tubes or pipes suitable for use as electrical conduit

Other ^[5]