Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 3926.90

3926.90.21

3926.90.21: Other plastic articles: Ice bags; douche bags, enema bags, hot water bottles, and fittings therefor; invalid and similar nursing cushions; dress shields; pessaries; prophylactics; bulbs for syringes; syringes (other than hypodermic syringes) and fittings therefor, not in part of glass or metal

Other plastic articles

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 3926 Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914:
  2. 3926.90 Other:
  3. 3926.90.21 Ice bags; douche bags, enema bags, hot water bottles, and fittings therefor; invalid and similar nursing cushions; dress shields; pessaries; prophylactics; bulbs for syringes; syringes (other than hypodermic syringes) and fittings therefor, not in part of glass or metal

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 4.2% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

Additional duties and import rules

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

Additional duties and charges 1

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 7.5%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 1 September 2019
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.15

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—4.2%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus25%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Same subheading in other tariffs

3926.90 Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials: other

UK Free – 6% Third-country duty 16 tariff lines · average 5.6% EU 6.5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines Türkiye 6.5% Third-country duty 15 tariff lines Canada Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 18 tariff lines · average 4% Mexico 7% – 35% Third-country duty 30 tariff lines · average 15.9% Brazil Free – 18% Third-country duty 9 tariff lines · average 11.4% Argentina Free – 35% Third-country duty 48 tariff lines · average 28.2% Peru 6% Third-country duty 8 tariff lines New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 20 tariff lines · average 2.5% Japan Free – 3.9% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 2.9% Taiwan 5% Third-country duty 17 tariff lines GCC 5% Third-country duty 32 tariff lines Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Norway Free Third-country duty 9 tariff lines North Macedonia Free – 6% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines · average 3.6% Nigeria 5% – 20% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 15%

USA lines: 3926.90

Binding rulings for similar goods

Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.

  • N362836 U.S. CBP 21 July 2026 · 3926.90.21.00

    The tariff classification of a plastic cartridge from China.

  • N348861 U.S. CBP 2 June 2025 · 3926.90.21.00

    The tariff classification of a plastic syringe from China.

  • N348563 U.S. CBP 21 May 2025 · 3926.90.21.00

    The tariff classification of an unassembled plastic syringe with cap and spare barrels from China.

  • N339867 U.S. CBP 15 May 2024 · 3926.90.21.00

    The tariff classification of a plastic syringe from China.

  • N336142 U.S. CBP 15 November 2023 · 3926.90.21.00

    The tariff classification of plastic syringes from China.

  • N322590 U.S. CBP 22 November 2021 · 3926.90.21.00

    The tariff classification of a plastic dropper bottle from China.

  • N312119 U.S. CBP 8 June 2020 · 3926.90.21.00

    The tariff classification of a plastic ear bulb from China.

  • N302236 U.S. CBP 5 February 2019 · 3926.90.21.00

    The tariff classification of a reusable menstrual cup from Sweden.

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 39 →

HTS code 3926.90.21 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 3926.90 (other articles of plastics and articles of other materials: other).

The general duty is 4.2%, and quantities are declared in p/st.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 0%–6%, the EU duty is 6.5%, the Türkiye duty is 6.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–6.5%, the Mexico duty is 7%–35%, the Brazil duty is 0%–18%, the Argentina duty is 0%–35%, the Peru duty is 6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–5%, the Japan duty is 0%–3.9%, the Taiwan duty is 5%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 0%–6% and the Nigeria duty is 5%–20%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 3926.90 worth US$12bn in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 3926.90.21?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 4.2%; the supplementary unit is p/st. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 3926.90.21 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 3926.90 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$5bn), followed by Mexico.

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