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  "summary": "HS chapter 39 covers plastics and articles thereof. It has 26 headings, 39.01 to 39.26, and 131 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 39 are live on border.bot for the United States (319 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "answer": "HS chapter 39 covers plastics and articles thereof."
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      "answer": "HS chapter 39 has 26 headings and 131 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
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      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 39?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under chapter 39 are live on border.bot for the United States (319 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "HS chapter 39 covers plastics and articles thereof.",
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      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 38, before it, covers miscellaneous chemical products; chapter 40, after it, covers rubber and articles thereof."
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        "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."
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