Import Administration
Polyethylene Terephthalate (Pet) Film from Brazil (A-351-841)

Scope Description:

The products covered by this order are all gauges of raw, pre-treated, or primed PET film, whether extruded or co-extruded. Excluded are metallized films and other finished films that have had at least one of their surfaces modified by the application of a performance-enhancing resinous or inorganic layer more than 0.00001 inches thick. Also excluded is roller transport cleaning film which has at least one of its surfaces modified by application of 0.5 micrometers of SBR latex. Tracing and drafting film is also excluded. PET film is classifiable under subheading 3920.62.00.90 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS). While HTSUS subheadings are provided for convenience and customs purposes, our written description of the scope of this order is dispositive.

Source: 73 FR 66595 (November 10, 2008) order.
Note that HTSUS numbers are subject to change.

Scope rulings:
CBP message #3023302 (01/23/2013): certain Terphane products are outside the scope of the order
CBP message #4141302 (05/21/2014): certain Evertis Packaging Solutions’ Ecoblock C products produced in thicknesses of either 14 millimeters or 16 millimeters