Code 3901 20 · Heading 3901

Unprocessed polyethylene with density >= 0.94

This covers polyethylene in unprocessed form with a density of >= 0.94. It includes the specifically described material for making chlorosulfonated polyethylene as well as the other polyethylene covered by this category.

For example

Unprocessed polyethylene granules with density >= 0.94
Unprocessed polyethylene powder with density >= 0.94

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Official tariff text

Polyethylene with a specific gravity of >= 0,94, in primary forms

How we got to this code

VII
39
3901
3901 20

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Step 1 · Section VII Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles …
Is the product made of plastic, or is it made of rubber?
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Step 2 · Chapter 39 Plastics and articles thereof 1 of 2 chapters in section VII
What kind of plastic product is it: an unworked polymer or ion exchanger, plastic waste, a monofilament, rod or profile, a pipe or hose, a floor or wall covering, a flat plastic form, a sanitary item, a transport or packaging item, a household or toilet item, building equipment, or another plastic article?
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Step 3 · Heading 3901 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms 1 of 26 headings under chapter 39
Is it polyethylene with density < 0.94, polyethylene with density >= 0.94, an ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer, an ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymer with density < 0.94, or another unprocessed ethylene polymer?
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Step 4 · Subheading 3901 20 Polyethylene with a specific gravity of >= 0,94, in… 2 of 5 subheadings under heading 3901
Is it polyethylene in irregular blocks, pieces, powder, granules, flakes or similar forms, with density >= 0.958 at 23°C, aluminium content <= 50 mg/kg, calcium content <= 2 mg/kg, chromium content <= 2 mg/kg, iron content <= 2 mg/kg, nickel content <= 2 mg/kg, titanium content <= 2 mg/kg and vanadium content <= 8 mg/kg, intended for making chlorosulfonated polyethylene?

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Import duty on the codes below: 6.5%

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Classification decides the rate here: from 0.0% to 6.5%.

3901 10 Polyethylene with a specific gravity of < 0,94, in primary forms 6.5%
3901 20 Polyethylene with a specific gravity of >= 0,94, in primary forms you are here 6.5%
3901 30 Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers, in primary forms 6.5%
3901 40 Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of < 0,94 , in primary forms 6.5%
3901 90 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms (excl. polyethylene and ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers) 0.0%

Selling to Norway, Great Britain and the United States

What they charge on arrival.

Norway, Great Britain and the United States use their own tariff lines under the 6-digit HS code. The rates below are what their customs charge on goods arriving from the EU. Match the goods against each country's own wording before you rely on a rate.

Norway

Duty free

Their lines2 Norwegian lines

39.01.2010 Containing hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perhalogenated fluorocarbons (PFC) or regulated

Norwegian tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Great Britain

From 0.0% to 6.0%

Their lines2 British lines

3901 20 10 00 Polyethylene in one of the forms mentioned in note|6(b) to this chapter, of a specific

Northern Ireland follows other rules.

UK tariff data checked Sept. 13, 2026.

United States

10.0%

Estimated from published US measures

Their lines2 US lines
Entry dateSept. 17, 2026

3901.20.10.00 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms, Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94

The US importer of record files the entry.

US tariff data checked Sept. 16, 2026.

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Selling to Norway

Norway splits the 6-digit category its own way, so these are Norway's own lines under it, not this EU code. Check your product against their wording; what Norwegian customs charges is shown per line.

39.01.2010

Containing hydrofluorocarbons (HFC), perhalogenated fluorocarbons (PFC) or regulated chlorofluorocarbons (CFC)

Ordinary duty

Duty free
39.01.2090

Other

Ordinary duty

Duty free

Norwegian tariff data version 1.5/1.2, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.

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Selling to Great Britain

What UK customs charges when goods like these arrive in Great Britain.

3901 20 10 00

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

Ordinary duty

Duty free
3901 20 90 00

Other

Ordinary duty

6.0%

Goods of EU origin

Duty free You need documentation of EU preferential origin to use this rate.

These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.

UK tariff data version v4.0.1599, last checked Sept. 13, 2026.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).

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Selling to the United States

What US customs charges when goods like these arrive from the EU. The US importer of record files the entry and pays the duty.

3901.20.10.00

Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms, Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more, Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more

General rate

6.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99
3901.20.50.00

Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms, Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more, Other

General rate

6.5%

From the EU

10.0% Estimated from published US measures US headings applied: 9903.05.39 Section 301 forced-labour action, 91 FR 47318 (memorandum 91 FR 47717), U.S. note 52 to subchapter III of chapter 99

Worked out for an entry on Sept. 17, 2026.

US tariff schedule 2026HTSRev19, last checked Sept. 16, 2026.

Last change we recorded: Revision 19 (2026), Sept. 16, 2026.

Anti-dumping and countervailing duties, US import taxes and customs fees are not included.

The descriptions above are the US tariff texts, which the United States publishes in English only.

Source: the US International Trade Commission's Harmonized Tariff Schedule (hts.usitc.gov), public domain, and the measures published in the Federal Register.

This is a planning estimate from the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (revision shown) and the published Federal Register measures as of the date shown, for a shipment of EU origin. It is not a customs entry, legal advice or a broker's opinion, and tariffs.help is not a US-licensed customs broker. The US importer of record or their broker confirms the classification, origin, value and the duty due before filing.

Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with Toldstyrelsen, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.