Analysis
HTS 3904.69.10 covers other: elastomeric under heading 3904 (polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms).
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.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.5%. Compared with 3904.90.50 (other: other), which pays 6.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.5 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 13% of the 236 tariff lines in chapter 39, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 20% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 20% duty.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3904.10.00 | Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances | 6.5% |
| 3904.21.00 | Other poly(vinyl chloride): nonplasticized | 6.5% |
| 3904.22.00 | Other poly(vinyl chloride): plasticized | 6.5% |
| 3904.30.20 | 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 | Free |
| 3904.30.60 | Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers: other | 5.3% |
| 3904.40.00 | Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms: other vinyl chloride copolymers | 5.3% |
| 3904.50.00 | Vinylidene chloride polymers | 6.5% |
| 3904.61.00 | Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) | 5.8% |
| 3904.69.50 | Other: other | 6.5% |
| 3904.90.10 | Other: elastomeric | Free |
| 3904.90.50 | Other: other | 6.5% |
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