3919

Analysis

Heading 3919 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls. It divides into 2 six-digit subheadings and 4 eight-digit tariff lines, with 13 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.

None of its 4 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 5.8% to 6.5% with a median of 6.15%, so the line you choose sets the duty.

The largest subheadings are 3919.10 (in rolls of a width not exceeding 20 cm, 2 lines) and 3919.90 (other, 2 lines).

Its median rate of 6.15% sits at the 67th percentile of the headings in chapter 39.

By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Paper Bag and Coated and Treated Paper Manufacturing (322220). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.

The heading text decides whether a product belongs here at all (General Rule of Interpretation 1); the subheadings and lines below it only apply once that is settled. Section and chapter notes can override the heading wording, so read them for borderline goods.