HS code 3901.20: High density polyethylene resin
HS code 3901.20 covers: Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more. It is a subheading of heading 3901, in chapter 39.
Where 3901.20 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
3901.20 Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more
Other subheadings under heading 3901
- 3901.10Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94
- 3901.20Ethylene polymers; in primary forms, polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or moreThis page
- 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 3901.20 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 3901.20 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 | 2 |
| UK Global Tariff commodity codes | United Kingdom | 2 |
| 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 | 4 |
| Turkey GTIP | Türkiye | 4 |
| Egypt customs tariff (10-digit) | Egypt | 2 |
| ECOWAS Common External Tariff | West Africa | 1 |
| Lines in total | 19 | |
EU Combined Nomenclature (CN8)
European Union — 2 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 20 10 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms – Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or more – Polyethylene in one of the forms mentioned in note 6(b) to this chapter, of a specific gravity of 0,958 or more at 23 °C, containing: – 50 mg/kg or less of aluminium, – 2 mg/kg or less of calcium, – 2 mg/kg or less of chromium, – 2 mg/kg or less of iron, – 2 mg/kg or less of nickel, – 2 mg/kg or less of titanium, – 8 mg/kg or less of vanadium for the manufacture of chlorosulphonated polyethylene |
| 3901 20 90 | Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms – Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or more – Other |
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule
United States — 2 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 20 10 00 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more – Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more |
| 3901 20 50 00 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more – Other |
UK Global Tariff commodity codes
United Kingdom — 2 lines
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 20 10 00 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or more – Polyethylene in one of the forms mentioned in note 6(b) to this chapter, of a specific gravity of 0,958 or more at 23 °C, containing:- 50 mg/kg or less of aluminium,- 2 mg/kg or less of calcium,- 2 mg/kg or less of chromium,- 2 mg/kg or less of iron,- 2 mg/kg or less of nickel,- 2 mg/kg or less of titanium and- 8 mg/kg or less of vanadium,for the manufacture of chlorosulphonated polyethylene |
| 3901 20 90 00 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0,94 or more – Other |
GCC integrated customs tariff (12-digit)
Gulf Cooperation Council, UAE schedule — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 20 00 00 00 | Polyethylene in primary forms, having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more. |
EAC Common External Tariff
East African Community — 1 line
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 20 00 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more |
Brazil NCM
Brazil and Mercosur — 4 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 20 11 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more – With filler – Vulcanized, of density exceeding 1.3 |
| 3901 20 19 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more – With filler – Other |
| 3901 20 21 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more – Unloaded – Vulcanized, of density exceeding 1.3 |
| 3901 20 29 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more – Unloaded – Other |
Turkey GTIP
Türkiye — 4 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 20 10 00 00 | Polyethylene having a relative density of 0.94 or more: – Polyethylene (in one of the forms specified in Note 6(b) to this Chapter, having a specific gravity of 0.958 or more at 23°C, |
| 3901 20 90 00 11 | (for chlorosulfonated polyethylene containing 8 mg/kg or less of vanadium) - 50 – Other – High density polyethylene |
| 3901 20 90 00 12 | (for chlorosulfonated polyethylene containing 8 mg/kg or less of vanadium) - 50 – Other – Polyethylene compounds |
| 3901 20 90 00 19 | (for chlorosulfonated polyethylene containing 8 mg/kg or less of vanadium) - 50 – Other – Other |
Egypt customs tariff (10-digit)
Egypt — 2 lines
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 20 10 00 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more, for medical uses, for natural gas pipes, for water and sewage pipes [PE80, PE100]. |
| 3901 20 90 00 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more |
ECOWAS Common External Tariff
West Africa — 1 line
Machine translation by Customs Declare, not the publisher's text.
| Code | Description |
|---|---|
| 3901 20 00 00 | Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more |
Descriptions are shown for reference in the publishers' own wording. They are not the official legal text. See all data sources.
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