3905.91: Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters: other, copolymers

1. 3905 91 00 00 Copolymers 6%
2. 3905 91 00 10 For cavity filling, for use in certain types of aircraft 6%
3. 3905 91 00 25 Copolymer of vinylcaprolactam and vinylpyrrolidone (cas rn 51987-20-3) in the form of a solution in 2-butoxyethanol (cas rn 111-76-2) containing by weight 45% or more but not more than 58% of copolymer 6%
4. 3905 91 00 35 Aqueous solution of a copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone and n,n-dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide sulfate (cas rn 175893-71-7), containing by weight 8% or more, but not more than 12% of copolymer 6%
5. 3905 91 00 40 Water soluble copolymer of ethylene and vinyl alcohol (cas rn 26221-27-2), containing by weight not more than 38% of the monomer unit ethylene 6%
6. 3905 91 00 50 Aqueous solution consisting by weight of: -10% or more but not more than 20% of a copolymer of vinyl pyrrolidone, n,n-dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide and 3 (methacryloylamino)propyllauryldimethylammonium chloride (cas rn 306769-73-3), -not more than 1% preservatives 6%
7. 3905 91 00 60 Copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone, vinyl caprolactam and dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (cas rn 102972-64-5) in solid form, or as an aqueous solution containing by weight: -27% or more but not more than 33% of copolymer, -not more than 1.5% of ethanol (cas rn 64-17-5), -not more than 1% of preservatives 6%
8. 3905 91 00 70 Aqueous solution, containing by weight: -25% or more but not more than 35% of a copolymer of vinyl caprolactam, vinyl pyrrolidone, n,n-dimethylaminopropyl methacrylamide and 3-(methacryloylamino)propyllauryldimethylammonium chloride (cas rn 748809-45-2), -10% or more but not more than 16% of ethanol (cas rn 64-17-5) whether or not denatured with tert-butyl alcohol (cas rn 75-65-0) and/or denatonium benzoate (cas rn 3734-33-6) 6%
9. 3905 91 00 80 Copolymer of vinylpyrrolidone, acrylic acid and dodecyl methacrylate (cas rn 83120-95-0) 6%
10. 3905 91 00 90 Other 6%

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£15.3m-34.4% · previous 12 months

Average import price£7.61 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Belgium	£4.3m	28.4%	-18%
United States	£4.3m	28.4%	-62.1%
Japan	£4.1m	27.1%	-5%
Germany	£1.8m	11.9%	+12.2%
China	£231k	1.5%	-17.2%
France	£156k	1%	-23.3%
United Kingdom	£92k	0.6%	+202.2%
Ireland	£87k	0.6%	+8,464.4%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line USA 4% – 5.3% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 4.7% Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Brazil Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% Argentina Free – 12.6% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 6.3% Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Japan 2.8% – 3.9% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 3.2% Taiwan 4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	United States	US$395m	26.5%
2	Belgium	US$237m	15.9%
3	Taiwan	US$207m	13.9%
4	Japan	US$142m	9.5%
5	Germany	US$132m	8.8%
6	United Kingdom	US$100m	6.7%
7	Netherlands	US$85m	5.7%
8	France	US$44m	2.9%
9	China	US$33m	2.2%
10	South Korea	US$20m	1.4%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$151m	10.1%
2	Germany	US$142m	9.5%
3	France	US$100m	6.7%
4	United States	US$84m	5.6%
5	Italy	US$74m	5%
6	Belgium	US$68m	4.5%
7	India	US$57m	3.8%
8	Spain	US$57m	3.8%
9	Japan	US$55m	3.7%
10	Brazil	US$49m	3.3%

Import duty on this product around the world 165

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.

• 5%median duty
• 49number of duty-free countries (MFN)
• 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cayman Islands

165

Importing country	MFN duty	lines from – to	data year
Afghanistan	5%		2018 · HS 2012
Albania	2%		2023
Algeria	5%		2023
Angola	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Anguilla	10%		2021 · HS 2017
Antigua & Barbuda	5%		2021 · HS 2007
Argentina	8%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Armenia	6.5%		2023
Aruba	12%		2021 · HS 2012
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	6.5%		2021 · HS 2017
Belize	0%		2023
Benin	5%		2023
Bermuda	25%		2023
Bhutan	10%		2022
Bolivia	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Bosnia & Herzegovina	0%		2022
Botswana	0%		2023
Brazil	8%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Brunei	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Burkina Faso	5%		2023
Burundi	10%		2023
Cambodia	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Cameroon	10%		2023
Canada	0%		2023
Cape Verde	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Cayman Islands	22%		2021 · HS 2002
Central African Republic	10%		2023
Chad	10%		2023
Chile	6%		2023 · HS 2017
China	10%		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	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominica	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Dominican Republic	8%		2023
Ecuador	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Egypt	2%		2019 · HS 2017
El Salvador	0%		2022
Equatorial Guinea	10%		2023
Eswatini	0%		2023
Ethiopia	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
Grenada	5%		2023 · HS 2012
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	7.5%	5% – 10%	2020 · HS 2017
Israel	2%	0% – 8%	2022 · HS 2017
Jamaica	0%		2023
Japan	3.2%	2.8% – 3.9%	2023
Jordan	0%		2023
Kazakhstan	6.5%		2023
Kenya	10%		2023
Kiribati	20%		2023 · HS 2002
Kuwait	5%		2023
Kyrgyzstan	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	1.3%*		2021 · HS 2017
Macao SAR China	0%		2023
Madagascar	5%		2023
Malawi	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Malaysia	5%	0% – 10%	2023
Maldives	20%		2023
Mali	5%		2023
Mauritania	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mauritius	0%		2023
Mexico	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Micronesia	4%		2021 · HS 2017
Moldova	5%		2023 · HS 2017
Mongolia	5%		2023
Montserrat	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Morocco	10%	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
Palau	3%		2023 · HS 2012
Palestinian Territories	2%	0% – 8%	2017 · HS 2017
Panama	0%		2023
Papua New Guinea	0%		2023
Paraguay	8%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Peru	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Philippines	3%		2023
Qatar	5%		2023
Russia	6.5%		2021 · HS 2017
Rwanda	10%		2023
Samoa	8%		2020 · HS 2017
São Tomé & Príncipe	10%		2019 · HS 2017
Saudi Arabia	5%		2023
Senegal	5%		2023
Seychelles	0%		2023
Sierra Leone	5%		2023
Singapore	0%		2023 · HS 2017
Solomon Islands	10%		2023 · HS 2017
Somalia	15%		2023 · HS 2017
South Africa	0%		2023
South Korea	6.5%		2023
Sri Lanka	0%		2023
St Kitts & Nevis	0%		2023
St Lucia	0%		2023 · HS 2012
St Pierre & Miquelon	5%		2021 · HS 2017
St Vincent & the Grenadines	0%		2023
Sudan	3%		2021 · HS 2017
Suriname	5%		2023 · HS 2007
Switzerland	0.8%*		2023
Syria	1%		2020 · HS 2012
Tajikistan	6.5%		2021 · HS 2012
Tanzania	10%		2023
Thailand	3%		2023
Togo	5%		2023
Tonga	15%		2023 · HS 2017
Trinidad & Tobago	0%		2023 · HS 2012
Türkiye	6.5%		2023
Tuvalu	0%		2017 · HS 2017
Uganda	10%		2023
Ukraine	5%		2023 · HS 2017
United Arab Emirates	5%		2023
United Kingdom	6%		2023
United States	4.7%	4% – 5.3%	2023
Uruguay	8%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Uzbekistan	0%		2021 · HS 2017
Vanuatu	0%		2023
Venezuela	8%	2% – 14%	2023 · HS 2017
Vietnam	5%		2023
Wallis & Futuna	6%		2021 · HS 2012
Yemen	5%		2017 · HS 2017
Zambia	0%		2023
Zimbabwe	0.1%		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

57592 Polymers of other vinyl esters; other vinyl polymers

End use (BEC Rev. 5)

Intermediate goods · BEC 211210

CPC 2.1 product

34790 Other plastics in primary forms; ion exchangers

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. Import and export controls 20 July 2026

   Notice of Action: 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. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov

2. 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

3. Other 19 May 2026

   Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026

   Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk

4. 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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