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HS code for plastic products: chapter 39, line by line
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Choose a plastic line, its origin and a value: ordinary duty, the right China list and your landed cost.
What will these plastic goods cost to import?
Landed cost
$12,577
3926.90.99: duties $2,530, 25.3% of value, $13 per unit before rounding
| Ordinary duty (5.3%) Column 1 General | $530 |
| Section 301, 60 economies (12.5%) Heading 9903.05.31 | $1,250 |
| Section 301 on China, List 4A (7.5%) U.S. note 20. USTR exclusions are not applied here | $750 |
| Merchandise processing fee 0.3464% of value, min $34.58, max $670.86 | $35 |
| Harbor maintenance fee 0.125% of value, ocean cargo at covered ports | $13 |
USTR exclusions under headings 9903.88.69 and .70 run through November 9, 2026, and are not applied here. If yours covers your goods, this list duty does not apply until that date.
Rates of 2026 HTS Revision 22, read on 2026-11-02. Antidumping and countervailing duties, state taxes and USTR exclusions are not included. Estimate, not a customs ruling. Everything you enter stays in this browser: nothing is sent or stored.
Plastics fill chapter 39 of the US tariff, from raw polymers in the early headings to finished articles at the end. Heading 3920 covers sheets and film, 3923 covers packing articles, 3924 tableware and kitchenware, and 3926 is the place for other plastic articles when nothing more specific applies. Ordinary rates are moderate, usually between free and about 6 percent: 5.3% on the catch-all line 3926.90.99, 3.4% on plastic tableware on 3924.10.40. The China column is where these lines differ. The catch-all shows List 4A: +7.5%, packing bags on 3923.21 show List 3: +25%, and adhesive film on 3919.90.50 shows List 2: +25%. That is a spread between 7.5 and 25 percent on goods that may share a factory. Chapter 39 counts 236 lines in 2026 HTS Revision 22, read on November 2, 2026.
Plastic products: the same goods from other countries
| Origin | Duty | Share of value | Layers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Any other country | $530 | 5.3% | Ordinary duty |
| European Union | $1,000 | 10% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| Taiwan | $1,000 | 10% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| Japan | $1,250 | 12.5% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| South Korea | $1,250 | 12.5% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| Mexico | $1,530 | 15.3% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| India | $1,530 | 15.3% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| United Kingdom | $1,530 | 15.3% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| Canada | $1,530 | 15.3% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| Vietnam | $1,780 | 17.8% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| Thailand | $1,780 | 17.8% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies |
| China | $2,530 | 25.3% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies + Section 301 on China, List 4A |
| Brazil | $4,280 | 42.8% | Ordinary duty + Section 301, 60 economies + Section 301, Brazil |
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Rates read by Radif Partners · Editorial policy · Method and sources
From polymer to finished goods
A rough rule of thumb: the further along the chapter, the more finished the good. Primary forms come first, then waste, then tubes, floor coverings, self-adhesive plates, film, baths, packaging, tableware and builders’ ware, and finally other articles. If your article is finished and has a function, check other chapters first. The note at the head of chapter 39 lists many goods that it excludes.
A small price difference, a large duty one
On $10,000 of goods from China, adhesive film comes to $4,330 (43.3%), while catch-all articles come to $2,530 (25.3%). Vietnam comes to $1,780 (17.8%) for those same articles, because it escapes the China list.
Plastic lines people search
| HTS code | Line | General | China, Section 301 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3919.90.50 | Other: Other | 5.8% | List 2: +25% |
| 3920.10.00.00 | Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, noncellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similar | 4.2% | List 2: +25% |
| 3923.10.90.00 | Boxes, cases, crates and similar articles: Other | 3% | List 3: +25% |
| 3923.21.00 | Sacks and bags (including cones): Of polymers of ethylene | 3% | List 3: +25% |
| 3924.10.40.00 | Tableware and kitchenware: Other | 3.4% | None |
| 3926.90.99 | Other: Other | 5.3% | List 4A: +7.5% |