3901.40.00.00
Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94
Classification path
- Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms
- Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94
Rates of duty
- General (MFN)
- 6.5%
- Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus
- 43%
- Unit of quantity
- kg
Trade agreement rates
Related lines in heading 3901
- 3901.10.10.00Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more6.5%
- 3901.10.50.10Linear low density polyethylene6.5%
- 3901.10.50.20Low density polyethylene, except linear low density polyethylene6.5%
- 3901.10.50.30Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 / Medium density polyethylene6.5%
- 3901.20.10.00Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more6.5%
- 3901.20.50.00Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more / Other6.5%
- 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
- 3901.30.60.00Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers / Other5.3%
- 3901.90.10.00Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms / ElastomericFree
- 3901.90.55.01Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms / Ethylene copolymers6.5%
- 3901.90.90.00Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms / Other6.5%
About heading 3901
Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms
Heading 3901 covers polymers of ethylene in primary forms, meaning raw resin in pellets, granules, powder or similar bulk shapes rather than finished plastic articles. The heading splits first by type of polymer: polyethylene by specific gravity, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, and a residual other group. Within polyethylene, the break is by specific gravity (below 0.94 or 0.94 and above), then by relative viscosity and density type.
Full guide to heading 3901Products in this heading
- Low density polyethylene resin pellets
- Linear low density polyethylene granules
- High density polyethylene molding resin
- Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin pellets
- Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymer resin with specific gravity below 0.94
- Elastomeric ethylene polymer resin
- Ethylene copolymer resin in powder form
Frequently asked questions
What is the HTS code for low density polyethylene resin?
Low density polyethylene, other than linear low density, with a specific gravity below 0.94 is 3901.10.50.20, dutiable at 6.5% general (MFN). Linear low density polyethylene is 3901.10.50.10, also 6.5% general (MFN).
What is the duty on high density polyethylene?
Polyethylene with a specific gravity of 0.94 or more, other than material with a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more, is 3901.20.50.00 at 6.5% general (MFN). The relative viscosity variant is 3901.20.10.00, also 6.5% general (MFN).
How do I classify ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer resin?
Most ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers go in 3901.30.60.00 at 5.3% general (MFN). Vinyl acetate-vinyl chloride-ethylene terpolymers containing by weight less than 50% derivatives of vinyl acetate, except those polymerized from aromatic or modified aromatic monomers, go in 3901.30.20.00 and are free.
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule, retrieved October 21, 2026.