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HTS 3912Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms

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Code	Description	General	Special	Column 2	Units	Calculate
	Cellulose acetates
3912.11.00.00	3912.11.00.00NonplasticizedGeneral 5.6% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 73.5% · kg	5.6%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	73.5%	kg
3912.12.00.00	3912.12.00.00PlasticizedGeneral 5.6% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 73.5% · kg	5.6%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	73.5%	kg
3912.20.00.00	3912.20.00.00Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)General 5.2% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,K,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 34.5% · kg	5.2%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E, IL,JO,K,KR, MA,OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG)	34.5%	kg
	Cellulose ethers
3912.31.00	3912.31.00Carboxymethylcellulose and its saltsGeneral 6.4% · Special Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 66%	6.4%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	66%
3912.31.00.10	3912.31.00.10Containing not less than 90 percent by weight of carboxymethylcelluloseGeneral 6.4% · Special Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 66% · kg	6.4%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	66%	kg
3912.31.00.90	3912.31.00.90OtherGeneral 6.4% · Special Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 66% · kg	6.4%	Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	66%	kg
3912.39.00.00	3912.39.00.00OtherGeneral 4.2% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 33.5% · kg	4.2%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	33.5%	kg
3912.90.00	3912.90.00OtherGeneral 5.2% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 34.5%	5.2%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	34.5%
3912.90.00.10	3912.90.00.10α-Cellulose in granular, microcrystalline or powdered formsGeneral 5.2% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 34.5% · kg	5.2%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	34.5%	kg
3912.90.00.90	3912.90.00.90OtherGeneral 5.2% · Special Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) · Column 2 34.5% · kg	5.2%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,K,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	34.5%	kg

2026 HTS Revision 21 (October 9, 2026)

Duty by country of origin

Rate line	Germany19.76% of imports	Japan10.56% of imports	South Korea8.43% of imports	Brazil7.55% of imports	China7.19% of imports	Belgium6.77% of imports	Czechia6.65% of imports	Thailand5.67% of imports	India5.58% of imports	Mexico3.73% of imports
3912.11.00.00Nonplasticized	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	43.1%9903.05.019903.05.27	43.1%9903.05.319903.88.03	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	18.1%9903.05.77	15.6%9903.05.44	15.6%9903.05.55
3912.12.00.00Plasticized	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	43.1%9903.05.019903.05.27	43.1%9903.05.319903.88.02	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	18.1%9903.05.77	15.6%9903.05.44	15.6%9903.05.55
3912.20.00.00Cellulose nitrates (including collodions)	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	42.7%9903.05.019903.05.27	42.7%9903.05.319903.88.02	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	17.7%9903.05.77	15.2%9903.05.44	15.2%9903.05.55
3912.31.00.10Containing not less than 90 percent by weight of carboxymethylcellulose	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	43.9%9903.05.019903.05.27	43.9%9903.05.319903.88.03	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	18.9%9903.05.77	16.4%9903.05.44	16.4%9903.05.55
3912.31.00.90Other	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	43.9%9903.05.019903.05.27	43.9%9903.05.319903.88.03	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	18.9%9903.05.77	16.4%9903.05.44	16.4%9903.05.55
3912.39.00.00Other	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	41.7%9903.05.019903.05.27	41.7%9903.05.319903.88.02	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	16.7%9903.05.77	14.2%9903.05.44	14.2%9903.05.55
3912.90.00.10α-Cellulose in granular, microcrystalline or powdered forms	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	42.7%9903.05.019903.05.27	42.7%9903.05.319903.88.02	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	17.7%9903.05.77	15.2%9903.05.44	15.2%9903.05.55
3912.90.00.90Other	10%9903.05.39	12.5%9903.05.49	12.5%9903.05.71	42.7%9903.05.019903.05.27	42.7%9903.05.319903.88.02	10%9903.05.39	10%9903.05.39	17.7%9903.05.77	15.2%9903.05.44	15.2%9903.05.55

Total duty on a $10,000 ocean shipment entered 2026-10-13, before customs fees. Origins are the leading sources of US imports under this heading in 2025 (US Census Bureau).