Chapter 39 · Plastics and articles thereof · Section 7

HS Code 3920.62

Of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Heading 3920: Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, noncellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials

US duty (general)
4.2%
US HTS lines
1
EU CN codes
4
UK commodity codes
18
Unit
kg

US HTS + UK Tariff v4.0.1596 · updated 2026-09-10 · sources

United States - HTS lines under 3920.62

Source: official Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC). "General" is the normal-trade-relations rate; "Special" lists preference programs; "Other" is the column-2 rate. Additional Section 232/301 duties may apply on top.

HTS codeDescriptionGeneralSpecialOtherUnit
3920.62.00 Of poly(ethylene terephthalate)
3 statistical lines (10-digit)
  • 3920.62.00.20 - Gift wrap
  • 3920.62.00.50 - Other
  • 3920.62.00.90 - Other
4.2% Free (A*,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG) 25% kg

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European Union - CN codes under 3920.62

Source: EU Combined Nomenclature (Eurostat, © European Union, reused per Decision 2011/833/EU). Duty rates and measures live in TARIC; each code links to the official consultation.

CN codeDescription
3920 62 12 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 EU duty (TARIC) →
3920 62 90 Of a thickness exceeding 0,35 mm EU duty (TARIC) →
3920 62 19 Other EU duty (TARIC) →
3920 62 00 Of poly(ethylene terephthalate) EU duty (TARIC) →

United Kingdom - commodity codes under 3920.62

Source: UK Integrated Online Tariff (Open Government Licence v3.0). Declarable 10-digit codes go on the customs declaration; check the official page for the current duty and VAT measures.

Commodity codeDescription
3920 62 00 00 Of poly(ethylene terephthalate) UK duty & VAT →
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 UK duty & VAT →
3920 62 19 00 Other UK duty & VAT →
3920 62 19 05 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film in rolls:<br> <br><br><br>- with a thickness of 0,335 mm or more but not more than 0,365 mm, and<br> <br><br><br>- coated with a gold layer with a thickness of 0,03 μm or more but not more than 0,06 μm<br> UK duty & VAT →
3920 62 19 08 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, not coated with an adhesive, of a thickness of not more than 25 µm, either:<br> <br><br><br>- only dyed in the mass, or<br> <br><br><br>- dyed in the mass and metallised on one side<br> UK duty & VAT →
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 UK duty & VAT →
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 UK duty & VAT →
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 UK duty & VAT →
3920 62 19 48 Sheets or rolls of poly(ethylene terephthalate):<br> <br><br><br>- coated on both sides with a layer of epoxy acrylic resin,<br> <br><br><br>- of a total thickness of 37 μm (± 3 μm)<br> UK duty & VAT →
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) UK duty & VAT →
3920 62 19 60 Poly (ethylene terephtalate) film:<br> <br><br><br>- of a thickness of not more than 20 µm,<br> <br><br><br>- 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<br> UK duty & VAT →
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 UK duty & VAT →
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 UK duty & VAT →
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 UK duty & VAT →
3920 62 19 99 Other UK duty & VAT →
3920 62 90 00 Of a thickness exceeding 0,35 mm UK duty & VAT →
3920 62 90 10 Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film in rolls:<br> <br><br><br>- with a thickness of 0,335 mm or more but not more than 0,365 mm, and<br> <br><br><br>- coated with a gold layer with a thickness of 0,03 μm or more but not more than 0,06 μm<br> UK duty & VAT →
3920 62 90 90 Other UK duty & VAT →
Not a customs ruling. Classification is determined by the importing country's customs authority and depends on the exact product. This page is reference information from official published schedules, not legal advice. For a binding decision, request a ruling (US: CBP CROSS · UK: HMRC ATaR · EU: BTI).

Other subheadings in 3920

Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission, Harmonized Tariff Schedule (public domain) · EU Combined Nomenclature © European Union, Eurostat (Decision 2011/833/EU) · UK Integrated Online Tariff, contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Data refreshed weekly. Details on About & Data Sources.