Prepared glues and other prepared adhesives, not elsewhere specified or included; 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
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Heading 3506 covers prepared glues and adhesives not elsewhere specified, plus glue products put up for retail sale at 1 kg net weight or less. Retail packs of 1 kg or less are in 3506.10. Other adhesives split between 3506.91 for polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or rubber and 3506.99 for the rest.
Products in this heading
- Retail tubes of cyanoacrylate super glue under 1 kg
- Bottles of school glue under 1 kg
- Retail cans of contact cement under 1 kg
- Two-part epoxy adhesive retail kits under 1 kg
- Animal glue retail packages under 1 kg
- Hot melt adhesive sticks sold in retail packs under 1 kg
- Optically clear free-film adhesive for flat panel displays
- Industrial acrylic polymer adhesive not put up for retail sale
How to choose the right subheading
- Check whether the product is put up for retail sale as a glue or adhesive and has a net weight of 1 kg or less; if yes, start with 3506.10.
- For retail packs, decide whether the glue is animal glue, including casein glue but not fish glue; that sets 3506.10.10.00 versus 3506.10.50.00.
- For adhesives outside the retail 1 kg rule, decide whether the adhesive is based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubber; that leads to 3506.91.
- Within 3506.91, check whether the product is an optically clear free-film adhesive or optically clear curable liquid adhesive used solely or principally for flat panel displays or touch-sensitive screen panels.
- If the adhesive is not based on those polymers or rubber and is not otherwise specified, use 3506.99.00.00.
Often confused with
- Heading 3505Dextrin-based or starch-based glue
Heading 3505 covers glues based on starches, dextrins, or modified starches.
- Heading 3501Casein glue in bulk
Heading 3501 names casein glues; the 3506 retail provision applies only to retail packs of 1 kg or less.
- Heading 3507Prepared enzymes sold as adhesive additives
Enzymes and prepared enzymes are classified in heading 3507.
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for a retail glue under 1 kg?
A non-animal glue put up for retail sale as glue at 1 kg net weight or less is 3506.10.50.00, with a general (MFN) rate of 2.1%.
What is the duty on optically clear adhesive for flat panel displays?
Optically clear free-film adhesives and optically clear curable liquid adhesives of a kind used solely or principally for flat panel displays or touch-sensitive screen panels are 3506.91.10.00, with a general (MFN) rate of Free.
How do I classify animal glue put up for retail sale not exceeding 1 kg?
Animal glue, including casein glue but not fish glue, put up for retail sale as glue at 1 kg net weight or less is 3506.10.10.00, with a general (MFN) rate of 6.5%.
Guide written from the official schedule text. Rates quoted are general (MFN) rates; check the line page for trade agreement rates and the classification of your exact product.
All lines in heading 3506
- 3506.10.10.00Animal glue, including casein glue, but not including fish glue6.5%
- 3506.10.50.00Other2.1%
- 3506.91.10.00Optically 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 panelsFree
- 3506.91.50.00Adhesives based on polymers of headings 3901 to 3913 or on rubber / Other2.1%
- 3506.99.00.00Other2.1%