HTS tariff line · chapter 35
3506.91.50
Adhesives based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubber: other
Analysis
HTS 3506.91.50 covers adhesives based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubber: other under heading 3506 (prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, not elsewhere specified or included…).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 6.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 3506.10.10 (animal glue, including casein glue, but not including fish glue) at 6.5%, a difference of 4.4 points on the customs value.
The general duty rate is 2.1% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 35 (61st percentile of 14 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $210 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.1%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3506.10.10 | Animal glue, including casein glue, but not including fish glue | 6.5% |
| 3506.10.50 | Products suitable for use as glues or adhesives, put up for retail sale as glues or adhesives, not exceeding a net weight of 1 kg: other | 2.1% |
| 3506.91.10 | Optically clear free-film adhesives and optically clear curable liquid adhesives of a kind used solely or principally for the manufacture of flat panel displays or touch-sensitive screen panels | Free |
| 3506.99.00 | Other: other | 2.1% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter