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Harmonized System 2022

HS Code 3913.90

Polymers, natural and modified natural; in primary forms (excluding alginic acid, its salts and esters)

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Chapter 39 — Plastics and articles thereof
Heading 3913 — Natural polymers (e.g. alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (e.g. hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), n.e.c. or included, in primary forms

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What HS code 3913.90 covers

HS code 3913.90 classifies polymers, natural and modified natural; in primary forms (excluding alginic acid, its salts and esters). It is a subheading of heading 3913 (Natural polymers (e.g. alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (e.g. hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), n.e.c. or included, in primary forms), in chapter 39 (Plastics and articles thereof), section VII of the Harmonized System. These six digits are identical in every country that uses the HS.

Classification path

Section VII
Chapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof
Heading 3913 Natural polymers (e.g. alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (e.g. hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), n.e.c. or included, in primary forms
Subheading 3913.90 Polymers, natural and modified natural; in primary forms (excluding alginic acid, its salts and esters)

Import duty for 3913.90

United States Free

Base MFN rate only. Section 301 and 2025 IEEPA tariffs can stack on top for goods from China.

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Erga-omnes (third-country) MFN rate. Import VAT of 17 to 27 percent by country, and any anti-dumping measures, apply separately.

Source: TARIC

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Related codes in heading 3913

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