3901.40: Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0,94

1. 3901 40 00 00 Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 Free
2. 3901 40 00 10 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/10 min 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 Free
3. 3901 40 00 30 Octene linear low-density polyethylene (lldpe) produced by a ziegler-natta catalyst method in the form of pellets with: - more than 10% but not more than 20% by weight of copolymer, - a melt flow rate (mfr 190°c/2.16 kg) of 0.7 g / 10 min or more but not more than 0.9 g / 10 min, and - a density (astm d4703) of 0.911 g/cm³ or more, but not more than 0.913 g/cm³ for use in the co-extrusion processing of films for flexible food packaging Free
4. 3901 40 00 50 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 Free
5. 3901 40 00 60 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 Free
6. 3901 40 00 90 Other Free
7. 3901 40 00 00 Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 Free
8. 3901 40 00 10 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/10 min 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 Free
9. 3901 40 00 30 Octene linear low-density polyethylene (lldpe) produced by a ziegler-natta catalyst method in the form of pellets with: - more than 10% but not more than 20% by weight of copolymer, - a melt flow rate (mfr 190°c/2.16 kg) of 0.7 g / 10 min or more but not more than 0.9 g / 10 min, and - a density (astm d4703) of 0.911 g/cm³ or more, but not more than 0.913 g/cm³ for use in the co-extrusion processing of films for flexible food packaging Free
10. 3901 40 00 50 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 Free
11. 3901 40 00 60 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 Free
12. 3901 40 00 90 Other Free

Additional duties and import rules

Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.

Preferential rates by country

UK: imports by month

last 12 months£204.5m+3.1% · previous 12 months

Average import price£1.04 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
United States	£115.4m	56.4%	+13.1%
Netherlands	£38.7m	18.9%	+5.1%
Spain	£11.7m	5.7%	-19.8%
Saudi Arabia	£10.6m	5.2%	-20.1%
South Korea	£5.8m	2.8%	+98.3%
Canada	£4.7m	2.3%	-25.8%
Germany	£4.3m	2.1%	-30.7%
Belgium	£3m	1.5%	+0.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 6.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Mexico 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Brazil 20% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Argentina 6% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Peru Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line New Zealand Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Japan Free – 2.8% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 1.4% Taiwan 2.5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line GCC 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$5.6bn	28.8%
2	Singapore	US$2.2bn	11.1%
3	Canada	US$2bn	10.3%
4	Saudi Arabia	US$1.7bn	8.9%
5	South Korea	US$1.3bn	6.8%
6	Thailand	US$1bn	5.3%
7	Netherlands	US$833m	4.3%
8	Spain	US$816m	4.2%
9	United Arab Emirates	US$570m	2.9%
10	Belgium	US$553m	2.8%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$6bn	30.9%
2	United States	US$1.6bn	8.2%
3	Brazil	US$812m	4.1%
4	India	US$739m	3.8%
5	Vietnam	US$737m	3.8%
6	Belgium	US$715m	3.7%
7	Malaysia	US$668m	3.4%
8	Singapore	US$602m	3.1%
9	Germany	US$587m	3%
10	Mexico	US$581m	3%

Import duty on this product around the world 152

The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.

• 4.8%median duty
• 61number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Comoros

152

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Albania	0%		2023
Algeria	5%		2023
Angola	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Argentina	14%		2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	0%		2023
Australia	5%		2023
Azerbaijan	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Bahamas	45%		2022
Bahrain	5%		2023
Bangladesh	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Barbados	5%		2022 · HS 2017
Belarus	3.3%	0% – 6.5%	2021 · HS 2017
Belize	0%		2023
Benin	5%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	5%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	14%		2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	5%		2023
Burundi	0%		2023
Cambodia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	6.5%		2023
Colombia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Comoros	20%		2021 · HS 2017
Congo - Brazzaville	10%		2023
Cook Islands	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Costa Rica	0%		2023
Côte d’Ivoire	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Cuba	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	0%		2023
Ecuador	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	0%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	2.5%	0% – 5%	2021 · HS 2017
European Union (27 countries)	6.5%		2023
Fiji	5%		2023
French Polynesia	13%		2023
Gabon	10%		2023
Gambia	5%		2023
Georgia	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Ghana	5%		2023
Gibraltar	12%		2023 · HS 2017
Guatemala	0%		2023
Guinea	5%		2023
Guinea-Bissau	5%		2023
Guyana	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Haiti	3.5%		2020 · HS 2017
Honduras	0%		2023
Hong Kong SAR China	0%		2023
Iceland	0%		2023
India	7.5%		2023
Indonesia	5%		2023
Iran	5%		2020 · HS 2017
Israel	0%		2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	0.7%	0% – 1.4%	2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	0%		2023
Kenya	0%		2023
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	3.3%	0% – 6.5%	2021 · HS 2017
Laos	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Lebanon	0%		2020 · HS 2017
Lesotho	0%		2023
Liberia	5%		2023
Libya	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Liechtenstein	4.5%*		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	5%		2023
Malawi	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	0%		2023
Maldives	20%		2023
Mali	5%		2023
Mauritania	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	7.5%	2.5% – 18%	2023
Mozambique	2.5%		2023
Myanmar (Burma)	1.5%		2023 · HS 2017
Namibia	0%		2023
Nauru	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Nepal	10%		2023
New Zealand	0%		2023
Nicaragua	0%		2023
Niger	5%		2023
Nigeria	5%		2023
North Macedonia	0%		2023
Norway	0%		2023
Oman	5%		2023
Pakistan	3%		2023
Palestinian Territories	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	14%		2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	3%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	3.3%	0% – 6.5%	2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	0%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	6.5%		2023
Senegal	5%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	5%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	5%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	6.5%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	0%		2023
St Pierre & Miquelon	5%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	0%		2023
Sudan	3%		2021 · HS 2017
Switzerland	3.9%*		2023
Tanzania	0%		2023
Thailand	3%		2023
Togo	5%		2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Türkiye	6.5%		2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	0%		2023
Ukraine	5%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	0%		2023
United States	6.5%		2023
Uruguay	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	5%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	0%		2023
Venezuela	14%		2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	0%		2023
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	0%		2023
Zimbabwe	0%		2023

Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)

Classifications and correspondences

Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.

SITC Rev. 4

5719 Other polymers of ethylene, in primary forms

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 211210

CPC 2.1 product

34710 Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms

ISIC Rev. 4 activity

2013 Manufacture of plastics and synthetic rubber in primary forms

Earlier HS editions

Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)

Recent rule changes mentioning this code

Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.

1. Tariff change 29 September 2026

   UK Trade Tariff: measure changes on 1015 commodity codes

   Trade Tariff changes 2026-09-29 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

2. Classification 11 July 2026

   İstatistik Pozisyonlarına Bölünmüş Türk Gümrük Tarife Cetvelinde Değişiklik Yapılmasına İlişkin Karar (Karar Sayısı: 11507)

   RG 11.07.2026 sayı 33307 · Karar 11507 · Source: resmigazete.gov.tr

3. Other 2 July 2026

   Registration of Imports of Linear Low-Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) Originating from United States of America – 2 July 2026

   Trade Tariff news 7063 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

4. Other 1 July 2026 · Applies from: 2 July 2026

   Trade remedies notice 2026/19: registration of imports of LLDPE originating from the USA

   Trade remedies notice 2026/19 · Source: gov.uk

5. Tariff change 22 June 2026 · Applies from: 12 July 2026

   Regulation (EU) 2026/1395 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 June 2026 on applying a generalised scheme of tariff preferences and repealing Regulation (EU) No 978/2012

   CELEX 32026R1395 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu

6. Tariff change 4 June 2026

   Notice of Determination and Request for Comments Concerning Action Pursuant to Section 301: Brazil's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Digital Trade and Electronic Payment Services; Unfair, Preferential Tariffs; Anti-Corruption Enforcement; Intellectual Property Protection; Ethanol Market Access; and Illegal Deforestation

   FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov

7. Sanctions 19 May 2026 · Applies from: 20 May 2026

   The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   S.I. 2026/543 · Source: legislation.gov.uk

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Code history

Since 2017; before, these goods were classified under 3901.90.

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