What is the US duty on polyethylene from China?
The USITC extract imported on 25 September 2026 stores a general rate of 6.5 percent on polyethylene with a specific gravity of less than 0.94, and the same 6.5 percent on polyethylene with a specific gravity of 0.94 or more. Those rates are on HTS 3901.10.10.00, 3901.10.50, 3901.20.10.00, and 3901.20.50.00. They are general rates in the file. They are not a China total.
Additional duties on the lines are blank, so this file does not store a Section 301 percent. The anti-dumping file dated 16 May 2026 has no heading 3901 row and stores no cash-deposit percent for polyethylene in primary forms. This page does not state a ChAFTA percent.
Open heading 3901 in the duty checkRates stored on the polyethylene lines
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule export, updated_at 2026-09-25T11:27:06.251Z, from hts.usitc.gov exportList chapters 28 to 39. The public schedule is at hts.usitc.gov. Heading 3901 in the file reads "Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms:". HTS 3901.10 is "Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94:" and stores no rate. HTS 3901.20 is "Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more:" and stores no rate. None of the lines in the table has a footnote. HTS 3901.10.50 stores no unit. The other lines in the table store kg.
| HTS | Description in the file | General rate | Special rate | Additional duties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3901.10.10.00 | Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more | 6.5% | Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | blank |
| 3901.10.50 | Other | 6.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | blank |
| 3901.10.50.10 | Linear low density polyethylene | blank | blank | blank |
| 3901.10.50.20 | Low density polyethylene, except linear low density polyethylene | blank | blank | blank |
| 3901.10.50.30 | Medium density polyethylene | blank | blank | blank |
| 3901.20.10.00 | Having a relative viscosity of 1.44 or more | 6.5% | Free (AU,BH,CL,CO,E,IL, JO,KR,MA, OM,P, PA,PE,S,SG) | blank |
| 3901.20.50.00 | Other | 6.5% | Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) | blank |
The other column is not shown. It does not apply to goods of China.
The 6.5 percent on 3901.10.50 is not copied onto 3901.10.50.10, 3901.10.50.20, or 3901.10.50.30. The special-rate text on 3901.10.10.00 and 3901.20.10.00 does not include A. The special-rate text on 3901.10.50 and 3901.20.50.00 does. None of them names China. This page does not treat Free as a China rate, and it does not apply the 43 percent other rate to a China shipment.
The same heading is not all 6.5 percent. HTS 3901.30 is ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers and stores no rate. HTS 3901.30.20.00 stores Free. HTS 3901.30.60.00 is described only as Other and stores 5.3 percent. HTS 3901.40.00.00 is ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94, and it stores 6.5 percent. HTS 3901.90.10.00 is described only as Elastomeric and stores Free. Section 301 stays on the USTR Section 301 page.
Anti-dumping file
Source: the US AD/CVD file, updated_at 2026-05-16T23:32:23.566Z, 154 entries, drawn from the Trade.gov China scope index. No row tags heading 3901. The file therefore stores no cash-deposit percent for polyethylene in primary forms. Check ACCESS before you treat that gap as a clearance.
| Case | Type | Product in the file | HS tag | Cash-deposit percent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A-570-886 | anti-dumping | Polyethylene retail carrier bags | 3923 | not stored |
| A-570-924 | anti-dumping | Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) film, sheet, and strip | 3920 | not stored |
Those two rows are in the China file. Neither product text is polyethylene in primary forms, and neither HS tag is 3901. The viscosity lines and the film line are on US duty on PET resin from China. The Australia anti-dumping file, updated_at 2026-05-16T22:23:52.350Z, lists "Linear low density polyethylene (LLDPE) measures" on HS 3901.40. Its exporting-country text is "Singapore, Korea, Thailand, USA (separate measures)". It does not name China, and duty_rate_percent is null. That row is not a China measure, and this page does not state a ChAFTA percent. Source: the Anti-Dumping Commission current measures list.
Frequently asked
What is the US duty on polyethylene from China?
The USITC extract imported on 25 September 2026 stores a general rate of 6.5 percent on polyethylene with a specific gravity of less than 0.94, and the same 6.5 percent on polyethylene with a specific gravity of 0.94 or more. Those rates are on HTS 3901.10.10.00, 3901.10.50, 3901.20.10.00, and 3901.20.50.00. They are general rates in the file, not a China total. Additional duties are blank, so this file does not store a Section 301 percent. The anti-dumping file has no heading 3901 row.
Does the 6.5 percent include Section 301?
No. additional_duties on those polyethylene lines is blank. Section 301 list membership and the extra percent are not in this file. Read the line on hts.usitc.gov and the USTR Section 301 page before you quote.
Do LLDPE, LDPE, and MDPE store their own rates?
No. Under HTS 3901.10.50, the suffixes 3901.10.50.10 (linear low density polyethylene), 3901.10.50.20 (low density polyethylene, except linear low density polyethylene), and 3901.10.50.30 (medium density polyethylene) store blank rates. The 6.5 percent is on 3901.10.50. This page does not copy that percent onto the suffixes.
Is there a US anti-dumping case on polyethylene resin from China in this file?
The anti-dumping file dated 16 May 2026 has 154 entries and no heading 3901 row. It does list polyethylene retail carrier bags on heading 3923, case A-570-886, and PET film, sheet, and strip on heading 3920, case A-570-924. Neither product text is polyethylene in primary forms, and both store no cash-deposit percent. That gap is not a finding that no order exists.
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