European Union tariff line 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
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Key facts
- Tariff line
- 3920 62 12 00
- Covers
- Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters, of poly(ethylene terephthalate), of a thickness not exceeding 0,35 mm, 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
- Duty (MFN)
- None recorded
- Preferential rates
- From 0% (52 programmes or origins)
- Additional duties
- None recorded
- Restrictions
- None recorded
- Import VAT/GST in the European Union
- VAT 21%
- De minimis in the European Union
- Flat €3 duty up to €150; tax always charged
- Tariff
- European Union
- HS subheading
- 3920.62
Summary
In the European Union tariff, line 3920 62 12 00 covers other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters, of poly(ethylene terephthalate), of a thickness not exceeding 0,35 mm, 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. border.bot holds no general (MFN) duty rate for this line. It falls under HS subheading 3920.62 in heading 39.20 (chapter 39).
What this line covers
In the European Union tariff, line 3920 62 12 00 covers other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters, of poly(ethylene terephthalate), of a thickness not exceeding 0,35 mm, 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.
Its legal text is “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”, read under “Of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters”, “Of poly(ethylene terephthalate)” and “Of a thickness not exceeding 0,35 mm”.
How it is structured
It falls under HS subheading 3920.62 in heading 39.20 (chapter 39). The first six digits are the Harmonized System code; the 4 digits after them are added by the European Union tariff.
- Chapter 39
- Plastics and articles thereof
- Heading 39.20
- Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials
- Subheading 3920.62
- Of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters
- Within the subheading
- Of poly(ethylene terephthalate)
- Within the subheading
- Of a thickness not exceeding 0,35 mm
- Line 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
Duty
border.bot holds no general (MFN) duty rate for this line.
Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 5 programmes, and to goods from 47 origins.
| Preferential rate | Programme or origin |
|---|---|
| 0% | EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods (1007) |
| 0% | CARIFORUM (1033) |
| 0% | Eastern and Southern Africa States (1034) |
| 0% | SADC EPA (1035) |
| 0% | Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member St… (2000) |
| 0% | GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms) (2005) |
| 0% | EEA - European Economic Area (2012) |
| 0% | GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance) (2027) |
| 0% | OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) (2080) |
| 0% | Central America (2200) |
| 0% | Albania (AL) |
| 0% | Bosnia and Herzegovina (BA) |
| 0% | Canada (CA) |
| 0% | Switzerland (CH) |
| 0% | Côte d'Ivoire (CI) |
| 0% | Chile (CL) |
| 0% | Cameroon (CM) |
| 0% | Colombia (CO) |
| 0% | Algeria (DZ) |
| 0% | Ecuador (EC) |
| 0% | Egypt (EG) |
| 0% | Fiji (FJ) |
| 0% | Faroe Islands (FO) |
| 0% | United Kingdom (GB) |
| 0% | Georgia (GE) |
| 0% | Ghana (GH) |
| 0% | Israel (IL) |
| 0% | Jordan (JO) |
| 0% | Japan (JP) |
| 0% | Kenya (KE) |
| 0% | South Korea (KR) |
| 0% | Lebanon (LB) |
| 0% | Morocco (MA) |
| 0% | Moldova (MD) |
| 0% | Montenegro (ME) |
| 0% | North Macedonia (MK) |
| 0% | Mexico (MX) |
| 0% | Peru (PE) |
| 0% | Papua New Guinea (PG) |
| 0% | Palestine (PS) |
| 0% | Solomon Islands (SB) |
| 0% | Singapore (SG) |
| 0% | Syria (SY) |
| 0% | Tunisia (TN) |
| 0% | United States (US) |
| 0% | Vietnam (VN) |
| 0% | Samoa (WS) |
| 0% | a group of origins (TARIC area XC) (XC) |
| 0% | Kosovo (XK) |
| 0% | a group of origins (TARIC area XL) (XL) |
| 0% | Serbia (XS) |
| 0% | South Africa (ZA) |
Import VAT and de minimis in the European Union
The European Union charges VAT on imports at a standard rate of 21%.
From 1 July 2026 until 1 July 2028, consignments sold to buyers in the European Union worth up to €150 pay a flat customs duty of €3 per tariff classification in the consignment instead of the tariff rate. Import tax is charged whatever the value.
Other lines under 3920.62
- 3920 62 19 05Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film in rolls: - with a thickness of 0,335 mm or more but not more than 0,365 mm, and - coated with a gold layer with a thickness of 0,03 μm or more but not more than 0,06 μm
- 3920 62 19 08Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film, not coated with an adhesive, of a thickness of not more than 25 µm, either: - only dyed in the mass, or - dyed in the mass and metallised on one side
- 3920 62 19 28Non-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
- 3920 62 19 32Transparent 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
- 3920 62 19 38Poly(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
- 3920 62 19 48Sheets or rolls of poly(ethylene terephthalate): - coated on both sides with a layer of epoxy acrylic resin, - of a total thickness of 37 μm (± 3 μm)
- 3920 62 19 52Film 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)
- 3920 62 19 60Poly (ethylene terephtalate) film: - of a thickness of not more than 20 µm, - 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
- 3920 62 19 70Poly(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
- 3920 62 19 79Reflective 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
- 3920 62 19 85Three-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
- 3920 62 19 99Other
- 3920 62 90 10Poly(ethylene terephthalate) film in rolls: - with a thickness of 0,335 mm or more but not more than 0,365 mm, and - coated with a gold layer with a thickness of 0,03 μm or more but not more than 0,06 μm
- 3920 62 90 90Other
In other countries
National tariff lines under 3920.62 are live on border.bot for the United States (3 lines, also used by 1 other country).
- United States3 lines, used by 1 other country
Frequently asked questions
What does tariff line 3920 62 12 00 cover in the European Union tariff?
In the European Union tariff, line 3920 62 12 00 covers other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters, of poly(ethylene terephthalate), of a thickness not exceeding 0,35 mm, 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.
Which preferential rates apply to 3920 62 12 00?
Duty-free entry applies to goods that qualify under 5 programmes: EU-Switzerland agreement: re-imported goods, Preferential origin in accordance with the Agreement in the form of an Exchange of Letters between the European Union and the Kingdom of Morocco on the amendment of Protocols 1 and 4 to the Euro-Mediterranean Agreement establishing an association between the European Communities and their Member St…, EEA - European Economic Area, a group of origins (TARIC area XC) and a group of origins (TARIC area XL), and to goods from CARIFORUM, the Eastern and Southern Africa States, SADC EPA, GSP-EBA (Special arrangement for the least-developed countries - Everything But Arms), GSP+ (incentive arrangement for sustainable development and good governance), OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories), Central America, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Canada, Switzerland, Côte d'Ivoire, Chile, Cameroon, Colombia, Algeria, Ecuador, Egypt, Fiji, the Faroe Islands, the United Kingdom, Georgia, Ghana, Israel, Jordan, Japan, Kenya, South Korea, Lebanon, Morocco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Mexico, Peru, Papua New Guinea, Palestine, the Solomon Islands, Singapore, Syria, Tunisia, the United States, Vietnam, Samoa, Kosovo, Serbia and South Africa.
Sources and updates
The tariff lines for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The duty rates for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The trade programmes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
The import taxes for the European Union come from border.bot release 1, imported from a file, and have been live since 9 October 2026.
The de minimis thresholds for the European Union come from border.bot release 2, entered by border.bot, and have been live since 11 October 2026.
This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.
Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.