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HTS 3901Chapter 39

HTS 3901Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms: Duty Rate & Import Guide

Plastics · 15 pending regulations · 15 court cases · Updated daily from USITC

Duty Rates

General

Free

Special

Free

Column 2

Free

Trade Agreement Eligibility

CUSMAKORUS

Trade Intelligence

Data compiled from USITC HTS, Federal Register, CourtListener, Regulations.gov · As of 2026-06-13 · Updates weekly

Active DisputesRecent court cases or pending regulations affect this code
Regulatory Pressure

This code has elevated regulatory activity — 0 CBP rulings (0 in last 2 years, trend: stable), 15 pending Federal Register actions, and 15 CIT/CAFC cases.

Trade Remedy

Additional Tariffs Apply

Section 301 — China Tariffs+25%

List 2 — ~$16B of Chinese goods (semiconductors, chemicals, plastics)

Active — 7.5%–25% additional duties on Chinese-origin goods across four tranches (Lists 1–4A), with higher 2024/2025 increases on targeted product categories.

Effective 2018-07-06

These additional tariffs apply on top of the general duty rate. View full trade remedy tracker →

Subheadings (17)

CodeDescriptionRate
3901.10Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94:
3901.10.10.00Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more6.5%
3901.10.50Other6.5%
3901.10.50.10Linear low density polyethylene
3901.10.50.20Low density polyethylene, except linear low density polyethylene
3901.10.50.30Medium density polyethylene
3901.20Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more:
3901.20.10.00Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more6.5%
3901.20.50.00Other6.5%
3901.30Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers:
3901.30.20.00Vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride-ethylene terpolymers, containing by weight less than 50 percent derivatives of vinyl acetate, except those polymerized from aromatic or modified aromatic monomersFree
3901.30.60.00Other5.3%
3901.40.00.00Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.946.5%
3901.90Other:
3901.90.10.00ElastomericFree
3901.90.55.01Ethylene copolymers6.5%
3901.90.90.00Other6.5%

Federal Register (15)

Notice2024-19673
2024-09-03

Fine Denier Polyester Staple Fiber

Publication of summary of the Commission's report on the investigation.

Rule2024-30826
2025-01-08

Certificates of Compliance

Final rule.·Effective 2026-07-08

Proposed Rule2023-25911
2023-12-08

Certificates of Compliance

Supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking.

View all 15+ regulations on Federal Register →

Court of International Trade & Federal Circuit (15)

View all 15+ cases on PACER →

Regulatory Dockets (5)

USTR regulatory documents related to this tariff code from Regulations.gov.

Source: Regulations.gov

Matching Export Code (Schedule B)

3901100010Schedule B

POLYETHYLENE HAVING A SPECIFIC GRAVITY OF LESS THAN 0.94,LINEAR LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE

Census Bureau export classification matching this HTS import code.

3901.10