HS code 3901.10: Low density polyethylene resin
HS code 3901.10 covers: Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94. It is a subheading of heading 3901, in chapter 39.
Where 3901.10 sits in the tariff
The first six digits are the same in every country that uses the Harmonized System. Countries and regions add their own digits after them.
Chapter
39 Plastics and articles thereof
Heading
3901I. PRIMARY FORMS
Subheading
3901.10 Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94
Other subheadings under heading 3901
- 3901.10Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94This page
- 3901.20Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more
- 3901.30Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers
- 3901.40Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94
- 3901.90Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, n.e.c. in heading no. 3901
How tariffs divide 3901.10 further
National and regional tariffs add digits after the six shared ones, splitting this subheading into more specific lines. The tables list every line we hold for 3901.10 in this language, in each publisher's own wording.
| Tariff | Applies in | Lines |
|---|---|---|
| EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8) | European Union | 2 |
| US Harmonized Tariff Schedule | United States | 4 |
| UK Global Tariff commodity codes | United Kingdom | 6 |
| GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit) | Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule | 1 |
| EAC Common External Tariff | East African Community | 1 |
| Brazil NCM | Brazil and Mercosur | 2 |
| Turkey GTIP | Türkiye | 4 |
| Egypt customs tariff (10-digit) | Egypt | 3 |
| ECOWAS Common External Tariff | West Africa | 1 |
| Lines in total | 24 | |
EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8)
European Union — 2 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 10 10 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms – Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94 – Linear polyethylene |
| 3901 10 90 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms – Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94 – Other |
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule
United States — 4 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 10 10 00 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 – Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more |
| 3901 10 50 10 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 – Other – Linear low density polyethylene |
| 3901 10 50 20 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 – Other – Low density polyethylene, except linear low density polyethylene |
| 3901 10 50 30 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 – Other – Medium density polyethylene |
UK Global Tariff commodity codes
United Kingdom — 6 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 10 10 20 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94 – Linear polyethylene – High flow linear low density polyethylene-1-butene / LLDPE (CAS RN 25087-34-7) in form of powder, with -a melt flow rate (MFR 190 °C/2,16 kg) of 16g/10min or more, but not more than 24 g/10 min and -a density (ASTM D 1505) of 0,922 g/cm³ or more, but not more than 0,926 g/cm³ and -a vicat softening temperature of min. 94 °C |
| 3901 10 10 50 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94 – Linear polyethylene – Copolymer of ethylene and 1-butene (CAS RN 25087-34-7) with: -a density (ASTM D 1505) of 0,924 g/cm³ or more but not more than 0,928 g/cm³,-a melt flow rate (190 °C/2,16 kg) of 48 g/10 min or more but not more than 52 g/10 min, and-a peak melting temperature of 120 °C or more but not more than 124 °C |
| 3901 10 10 60 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94 – Linear polyethylene – Copolymer of ethylene and 1-butene (CAS RN 25087-34-7) with: -a density (ASTM D 1505) of 0,922 g/cm³ or more but not more than 0,926 g/cm³ and-a melt flow rate (190 °C/2,16 kg) of 18 g/10 min or more but not more than 22 g/10 min |
| 3901 10 10 90 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94 – Linear polyethylene – Other |
| 3901 10 90 30 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94 – Other – Polyethylene granules, containing by weight 10 % or more but not more than 25 % of copper |
| 3901 10 90 90 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0,94 – Other – Other |
GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit)
Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 10 00 00 00 | Polyethylene in primary forms, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94. |
EAC Common External Tariff
East African Community — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 10 00 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 |
Brazil NCM
Brazil and Mercosur — 2 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 10 20 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 – With filler |
| 3901 10 30 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 – Unloaded |
Turkey GTIP
Türkiye — 4 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 10 10 00 00 | Polyethylene having a relative density of less than 0.94: – Linear polyethylene |
| 3901 10 90 00 11 | Polyethylene having a relative density of less than 0.94: – Other – Low density polyethylene |
| 3901 10 90 00 12 | Polyethylene having a relative density of less than 0.94: – Other – Polyethylene compounds |
| 3901 10 90 00 19 | Polyethylene having a relative density of less than 0.94: – Other – Other |
Egypt customs tariff (10-digit)
Egypt — 3 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 10 00 00 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94. |
| 3901 10 00 10 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94, for medical uses. |
| 3901 10 00 90 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94, other than those specified above. |
ECOWAS Common External Tariff
West Africa — 1 line
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 10 00 00 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 |
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