# HS chapter 39: Plastics and articles thereof (page 1 of 2) > 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… Page 1 of 2. Source: https://border.bot/hs-codes/39 Last updated: 11 October 2026 [HS codes](https://border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/39) Page 1 of 2: subheadings 1 to 100 of 131. Next page: [page 2](https://border.bot/hs-codes/39?page=2). ## Key facts - Chapter: 39 - Description: Plastics and articles thereof - Headings: 26 - Subheadings: 131 - Edition: HS2022 ## What this chapter covers HS chapter 39 covers plastics and articles thereof. It has 26 headings, 39.01 to 39.26, and 131 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ### [39.01](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3901) Polymers of ethylene, in primary forms - [3901.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390110) Polyethylene having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 - [3901.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390120) Polyethylene having a specific gravity of 0.94 or more - [3901.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390130) Ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymers - [3901.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390140) Ethylene-alpha-olefin copolymers, having a specific gravity of less than 0.94 - [3901.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390190) Other ### [39.02](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3902) Polymers of propylene or of other olefins, in primary forms - [3902.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390210) Polypropylene - [3902.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390220) Polyisobutylene - [3902.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390230) Propylene copolymers - [3902.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390290) Other ### [39.03](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3903) Polymers of styrene, in primary forms - [3903.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390311) Polystyrene: Expansible - [3903.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390319) Polystyrene: Other - [3903.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390320) Styrene-acrylonitrile (SAN) copolymers - [3903.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390330) Acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS) copolymers - [3903.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390390) Other ### [39.04](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3904) Polymers of vinyl chloride or of other halogenated olefins, in primary forms - [3904.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390410) Poly(vinyl chloride), not mixed with any other substances - [3904.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390421) Other poly(vinyl chloride): Non-plasticised - [3904.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390422) Other poly(vinyl chloride): Plasticised - [3904.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390430) Vinyl chloride-vinyl acetate copolymers - [3904.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390440) Other vinyl chloride copolymers - [3904.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390450) Vinylidene chloride polymers - [3904.61](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390461) Fluoropolymers: Polytetrafluoroethylene - [3904.69](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390469) Fluoropolymers: Other - [3904.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390490) Other ### [39.05](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3905) Polymers of vinyl acetate or of other vinyl esters, in primary forms; other vinyl polymers in primary forms - [3905.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390512) Poly(vinyl acetate): In aqueous dispersion - [3905.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390519) Poly(vinyl acetate): Other - [3905.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390521) Vinyl acetate copolymers: In aqueous dispersion - [3905.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390529) Vinyl acetate copolymers: Other - [3905.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390530) Poly(vinyl alcohol), whether or not containing unhydrolysed acetate groups - [3905.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390591) Other: Copolymers - [3905.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390599) Other: Other ### [39.06](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3906) Acrylic polymers in primary forms - [3906.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390610) Poly(methyl methacrylate) - [3906.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390690) Other ### [39.07](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3907) Polyacetals, other polyethers and epoxide resins, in primary forms; polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters and other polyesters, in primary forms - [3907.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390710) Polyacetals - [3907.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390721) Other polyethers: Bis(polyoxyethylene) methylphosphonate - [3907.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390729) Other polyethers: Other - [3907.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390730) Epoxide resins - [3907.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390740) Polycarbonates - [3907.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390750) Alkyd resins - [3907.61](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390761) Poly(ethylene terephthalate): Having a viscosity number of 78ml/g or higher - [3907.69](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390769) Poly(ethylene terephthalate): Other - [3907.70](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390770) Poly(lactic acid) - [3907.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390791) Other polyesters: Unsaturated - [3907.99](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390799) Other polyesters: Other ### [39.08](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3908) Polyamides in primary forms - [3908.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390810) Polyamide-6, -11, -12, -6,6, -6,9, -6,10 or -6,12 - [3908.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390890) Other ### [39.09](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3909) Amino-resins, phenolic resins and polyurethanes, in primary forms - [3909.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390910) Urea resins; thiourea resins - [3909.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390920) Melamine resins - [3909.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390931) Other amino-resins: Poly(methylene phenyl isocyanate) (crude MDI, polymeric MDI) - [3909.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390939) Other amino-resins: Other - [3909.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390940) Phenolic resins - [3909.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/390950) Polyurethanes ### [39.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3910) Silicones in primary forms - [3910.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391000) Silicones in primary forms ### [39.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3911) Petroleum resins, coumarone-indene resins, polyterpenes, polysulphides, polysulphones and other products specified in note 3 to this chapter, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms - [3911.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391110) Petroleum resins, coumarone, indene or coumarone-indene resins and polyterpenes - [3911.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391120) Poly(1,3-phenylene methylphosphonate) - [3911.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391190) Other ### [39.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3912) Cellulose and its chemical derivatives, not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms - [3912.11](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391211) Cellulose acetates: Non-plasticised - [3912.12](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391212) Cellulose acetates: Plasticised - [3912.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391220) Cellulose nitrates (including collodions) - [3912.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391231) Cellulose ethers: Carboxymethylcellulose and its salts - [3912.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391239) Cellulose ethers: Other - [3912.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391290) Other ### [39.13](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3913) Natural polymers (for example, alginic acid) and modified natural polymers (for example, hardened proteins, chemical derivatives of natural rubber), not elsewhere specified or included, in primary forms - [3913.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391310) Alginic acid, its salts and esters - [3913.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391390) Other ### [39.14](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3914) Ion-exchangers based on polymers of headings 39.01 to 39.13, in primary forms - [3914.00](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391400) Ion-exchangers based on polymers of headings 39.01 to 39.13, in primary forms ### [39.15](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3915) Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics - [3915.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391510) Of polymers of ethylene - [3915.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391520) Of polymers of styrene - [3915.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391530) Of polymers of vinyl chloride - [3915.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391590) Of other plastics ### [39.16](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3916) Monofilament of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 1 mm, rods, sticks and profile shapes, whether or not surface-worked but not otherwise worked, of plastics - [3916.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391610) Of polymers of ethylene - [3916.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391620) Of polymers of vinyl chloride - [3916.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391690) Of other plastics ### [39.17](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3917) Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics - [3917.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391710) Artificial guts (sausage casings) of hardened protein or of cellulosic materials - [3917.21](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391721) Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: Of polymers of ethylene - [3917.22](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391722) Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: Of polymers of propylene - [3917.23](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391723) Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: Of polymers of vinyl chloride - [3917.29](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391729) Tubes, pipes and hoses, rigid: Of other plastics - [3917.31](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391731) Other tubes, pipes and hoses: Flexible tubes, pipes and hoses, having a minimum burst pressure of 27.6 MPa - [3917.32](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391732) Other tubes, pipes and hoses: Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings - [3917.33](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391733) Other tubes, pipes and hoses: Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, with fittings - [3917.39](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391739) Other tubes, pipes and hoses: Other - [3917.40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391740) Fittings ### [39.18](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3918) Floor coverings of plastics, whether or not self-adhesive, in rolls or in the form of tiles; wall or ceiling coverings of plastics, as defined in Note 9 to this Chapter - [3918.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391810) Of polymers of vinyl chloride - [3918.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391890) Of other plastics ### [39.19](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3919) Self-adhesive plates, sheets, film, foil, tape, strip and other flat shapes, of plastics, whether or not in rolls - [3919.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391910) In rolls of a width not exceeding 20cm - [3919.90](https://border.bot/hs-codes/391990) Other ### [39.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/3920) Other plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of plastics, non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials - [3920.10](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392010) Of polymers of ethylene - [3920.20](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392020) Of polymers of propylene - [3920.30](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392030) Of polymers of styrene - [3920.43](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392043) Of polymers of vinyl chloride: Containing by weight not less than 6 % of plasticisers - [3920.49](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392049) Of polymers of vinyl chloride: Other - [3920.51](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392051) Of acrylic polymers: Of poly(methyl methacrylate) - [3920.59](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392059) Of acrylic polymers: Other - [3920.61](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392061) Of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters: Of polycarbonates - [3920.62](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392062) Of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters: Of poly(ethylene terephthalate) - [3920.63](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392063) Of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters: Of unsaturated polyesters - [3920.69](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392069) Of polycarbonates, alkyd resins, polyallyl esters or other polyesters: Of other polyesters - [3920.71](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392071) Of cellulose or its chemical derivatives: Of regenerated cellulose - [3920.73](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392073) Of cellulose or its chemical derivatives: Of cellulose acetate - [3920.79](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392079) Of cellulose or its chemical derivatives: Of other cellulose derivatives - [3920.91](https://border.bot/hs-codes/392091) Of other plastics: Of poly(vinyl butyral) ## What it doesn’t cover Chapter 38, before it, covers miscellaneous chemical products; chapter 40, after it, covers rubber and articles thereof. ## How it is structured Chapter 39 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (39.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more. ## In other countries National tariff lines under chapter 39 are live on border.bot for the United States (319 lines, also used by 1 other country). - [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/39): 319 lines, used by 1 other country Page 1 of 2: subheadings 1 to 100 of 131. Next page: [page 2](https://border.bot/hs-codes/39?page=2). - Previous chapter: [38](https://border.bot/hs-codes/38) Miscellaneous chemical products - Next chapter: [40](https://border.bot/hs-codes/40) Rubber and articles thereof ## Frequently asked questions ### What does HS chapter 39 cover? HS chapter 39 covers plastics and articles thereof. ### How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 39? HS chapter 39 has 26 headings and 131 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. ### Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 39? National tariff lines under chapter 39 are live on border.bot for the United States (319 lines, also used by 1 other country). ## Sources and updates The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has 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. Machine-readable: https://border.bot/hs-codes/39.json