Code 3920 79 90 · Subheading 3920 79
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This code covers sheets, films, foils, strips and tape made of cellulose derivatives other than cellulose acetate. They must not be cellular, backed, reinforced, laminated or joined to other materials, and must be unworked, only surface-treated, or only cut into square or rectangular shapes; self-adhesive products and certain floor, wall and ceiling coverings are excluded.
For example
Official tariff text
Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular cellulose derivatives, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, without backing, unworked or merely surface-worked or merely cut into squares or rectangles (excl. products of cellulose acetates, vulcanised fibre, self-adhesive products, floor, wall and ceiling coverings of heading 3918)
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3920 79 90
The spaces only make the code easier to read. Customs declarations normally use the unspaced form, 39207990.
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Besides the ordinary duty, the EU records these kinds of measure against this code. They are listed as signals only: whether one applies to your goods can depend on where they come from, who produced them, the exact product and the documents you present. No amounts are worked out here.
Preferential rates exist for goods originating in Andorra; San Marino; Türkiye; Economic Partnership Agreements; CARIFORUM except Haiti; Comoros (excluding Mayotte), Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles and dependencies and Zimbabwe; Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique and Namibia; Western Sahara; 42 more origins. Whether you can use one depends on the origin rules for the goods and on the documentation you can show.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseA tariff quota is recorded for this code. This does not say whether any of the quota is still available. It covers goods originating in Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru.
Check this code in the official EU TARIC databaseImport restrictions are recorded for goods originating in Ukraine, Belarus and Russian Federation.
Document or certificate conditions are recorded. Customs may ask for:
What Norwegian customs charges when goods like these are imported into Norway.
39.20.7900
Of other cellulose derivatives
Contains data from Norwegian Customs (data.toll.no), licensed under CC BY 4.0, adapted for display.
What UK customs charges when goods like these are imported into the UK.
3920 79 90 00
Other
These rates apply in Great Britain. Different rules may apply for goods entering Northern Ireland.
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Source: UK Department for Business and Trade (data.api.trade.gov.uk).
Before you use the code
The code can be right while what you pay still changes, because of where the goods come from, when they arrive, or extra EU measures.
Worth comparing
Codes that sit close to this one, for when the material itself could be different.
This code is specifically for vulcanfiber, while 3920 79 90 covers other cellulose derivatives and excludes cellulose acetate.
That code covers cellular plastic sheets, films, foils, strips and tape of regenerated cellulose; this code excludes cellular plastic.
That code covers plastic sheets, films, foils, strips and tape with backing, reinforcement, lamination or a similar connection to other materials; this code does not.
Duty rates shown here are estimates, read from official EU / Danish, Norwegian and UK tariff data for orientation only. Confirm the current rate with SKAT, TARIC, Norwegian Customs or the UK Online Trade Tariff before you file. The rate you pay can also depend on the country of origin. These are base customs duties only: import VAT, excise duties, anti-dumping duties and safeguard or quota measures are not included.
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