3920.62: Of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other: of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

1. 3920 62 00 00 Of poly(ethylene terephthalate)
2. Of a thickness not exceeding 0.35 mm
3. 3920 62 12 00 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, of a thickness of 72 micrometres or more but not exceeding 79 micrometres, for the manufacture of flexible magnetic disks; poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, of a thickness of 100 micrometres or more but not exceeding 150 micrometres, for the manufacture of photopolymer printing plates
4. 3920 62 19 00 Other 6%
5. 3920 62 19 05 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film in rolls: - with a thickness of 0.335 mm or more but not more than 0.365 mm, and - coated with a gold layer with a thickness of 0.03 μm or more but not more than 0.06 μm 6%
6. 3920 62 19 08 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, not coated with an adhesive, of a thickness of not more than 25 µm, either: - only dyed in the mass, or - dyed in the mass and metallised on one side 6%
7. 3920 62 19 28 Non-transparent poly(ethylene terephthalate) film: -each outer layer with a thickness of 7 nm or more but not more than 80 nm, -with a tensile strength of 300 n/cm or more (astm d-882), -with a total thickness of 200 µm or more but not more than 350 µm, and -with a width of 600 mm or more but not more than 1 600 mm - covered on one side with a layer of a fluoropolymer, and on the other side with an adhesive and a layer of polyvinylidene difluoride, or coated on both sides with polyvinylidene difluoride or polyvinyl fluoride based on fluorinated polymer composites 6%
8. 3920 62 19 32 Transparent poly(ethylene terephthalate) film: -having thickness of both sides of 7 nm or more but not more than 80 nm, or thickness of both sides of 7 µm or more but not more than 80 µm, whether coated with an acrylic-based organic material or not, -with a surface tension of 36 dyne/cm or more but not more than 39 dyne/cm, or transparent 3 or 4 layers, second layer of pet, and other layers contain fluorine resin, -with a light transmittance of more than 70%, -with a haze value of not more than 1.3%, -with a total thickness of 10 µm or more but not more than 350 µm, -with a width of 800 mm or more but not more than 1 600 mm 6%
9. 3920 62 19 38 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, of a thickness of not more than 12 µm, coated on one side with a layer of aluminium oxide of a thickness of not more than 35 nm 6%
10. 3920 62 19 48 Sheets or rolls of poly(ethylene terephthalate): - coated on both sides with a layer of epoxy acrylic resin, - of a total thickness of 37 μm (± 3 μm) 6%
11. 3920 62 19 52 Film of poly(ethylene terephthalate), poly(ethylene naphthalate) or similar polyester, coated on one side with metal and/or metal oxides, containing by weight less than 0.1% of aluminium, of a thickness of not more than 300 µm and having a surface resistivity of not more than 10 000 ohms (per square) (as determined by the astm d 257 method) 6%
12. 3920 62 19 60 Poly (ethylene terephtalate) film: - of a thickness of not more than 20 µm, - coated on at least one side with a gas barrier layer consisting of a polymeric matrix in which silica or aluminium oxide has been dispersed and of a thickness of not more than 2µm 6%
13. 3920 62 19 70 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film in rolls with: -a thickness of 35 μm or more, but not more than 75 μm, -a tensile strength of 40 mpa or more in the machine direction (md) and 200 mpa or more in the transverse direction (td), -an elongation at break of 400% or more in md and 30% or more in td, -a heat shrinkage (in water at 90 °c/10s) in md of 0.49% or more, but not more than 0.51%, -a dynamic heat shrinkage (between 55 °c and 70 °c ) in td of not more than 20 percentage points, -a light transmittance of 85% or more, -a haze ratio of not more than 6%, -a surface tension of 38 mn/m or more, -a density of 1.30 g/cm³ or more, but not more than 1.34 g/cm³, -a shelf life declared by the manufacturer of not less than 12 months 6%
14. 3920 62 19 79 Reflective film of polyethylene terephthalate, embossed in a pyramidal pattern, with -a thickness of 0.07 mm or more but not more than 0.15 mm -a width of 762 mm or more but not more than 1350 mm 6%
15. 3920 62 19 85 Three-layer transparent plastic film consisting of a 15 µm fluorinated polymer (fcc) (eva) layer, a 275 µm polyethylene terephthalate (pet) layer and a 25 µm fluorinated polymer (fcc) layer with: -a total thickness of 300 µm or more, but not more than 330 µm, -a tensile strength of 375 n/cm or more in both the longitudinal and transverse directions (astm d-882), -a low thermal shrinkage of 1% or less at 150 °c for 30 minutes, -a low water vapor permeability of 2.5 g/m²•d or less, and -a high breakdown voltage of 18 kv or more and -a partial discharge voltage of 1500 vdc or more (bg/t 123542.2-2009) to be used as a protective layer on the back of photovoltaic modules 6%
16. 3920 62 19 99 Other 6%
17. 3920 62 90 00 Of a thickness exceeding 0.35 mm 6%
18. 3920 62 90 10 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film in rolls: - with a thickness of 0.335 mm or more but not more than 0.365 mm, and - coated with a gold layer with a thickness of 0.03 μm or more but not more than 0.06 μm 6%
19. 3920 62 90 90 Other 6%

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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£221.3m+2.5% · previous 12 months

Average import price£2.91 per kg

Main suppliers, last 12 months

Country	Value	Share	Change
Germany	£43.9m	19.8%	-16.2%
United States	£28.9m	13.1%	+28.6%
Türkiye	£20.9m	9.4%	+29.1%
Spain	£15.2m	6.9%	-5.4%
India	£12.4m	5.6%	+27.7%
Italy	£10.8m	4.9%	-17.4%
China	£10.3m	4.6%	-14.1%
Netherlands	£10m	4.5%	+4.7%

Same subheading in other tariffs

EU Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.3% Türkiye Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 4.3% USA 4.2% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

World trade in 2024

Top exporters

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$1bn	15.4%
2	South Korea	US$1bn	13.8%
3	Japan	US$1bn	12.6%
4	Germany	US$628m	6.8%
5	United States	US$543m	5.9%
6	India	US$420m	4.5%
7	Taiwan	US$393m	4.2%
8	Oman	US$362m	3.9%
9	Italy	US$272m	2.9%
10	Türkiye	US$268m	2.9%

Top importers

Rank	Country	Value	Share
1	China	US$2bn	17.1%
2	United States	US$1bn	12.1%
3	South Korea	US$449m	4.9%
4	Japan	US$444m	4.8%
5	Vietnam	US$423m	4.6%
6	Germany	US$393m	4.3%
7	Italy	US$351m	3.8%
8	France	US$288m	3.1%
9	United Kingdom	US$271m	2.9%
10	Mexico	US$257m	2.8%

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