# HS code 3915.90: Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics, of other plastics

> HS code 3915.90 covers waste, parings and scrap, of plastics, of other plastics. It sits in heading 39.15 (waste, parings and scrap, of plastics) in chapter 39 (plastics and articles thereof). Other goods of heading 39.15 are classified under 3915.10 (of polymers of ethylene), 3915.20 (of polymers of styrene) or 3915.30 (of polymers of vinyl chloride).

Source: https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/391590
Last updated: 13 October 2026

[HS codes](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes) / [Chapter 39](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/39) / [39.15](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3915) / [3915.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/391590)

## Key facts

- HS code: 3915.90
- Covers: Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics, of other plastics
- Heading: [39.15: Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/3915)
- Chapter: [39: Plastics and articles thereof](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/39)
- Edition: HS2022
- Duty rates: [Set by each country’s tariff](https://staging.border.bot/countries)

## What this code covers

HS code 3915.90 covers waste, parings and scrap, of plastics, of other plastics.

The legal text of the subheading is “Of other plastics”, in HS2022.

## What it doesn’t cover

Other goods of heading 39.15 are classified under 3915.10 (of polymers of ethylene), 3915.20 (of polymers of styrene) or 3915.30 (of polymers of vinyl chloride).

- [3915.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/391510) Of polymers of ethylene
- [3915.20](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/391520) Of polymers of styrene
- [3915.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/391530) Of polymers of vinyl chloride

## How it is structured

3915.90 is a six-digit subheading. Its first two digits, 39, are the chapter; the first four, 3915, are heading 39.15; the last two, 90, identify the subheading within the heading.

Countries add their own digits after these six for their national tariff lines.

- Chapter 39: Plastics and articles thereof
- Heading 39.15: Waste, parings and scrap, of plastics
- Subheading 3915.90: Of other plastics

## In other countries

No national tariff lines under 3915.90 are live on border.bot yet. Tariffs built on the Harmonized System (HS2022) use 3915.90 at six digits and add their own digits after it.

## Related codes

The same text, “Of other plastics”, also divides 2 other headings in chapter 39: 3916.90 under heading 39.16 and 3918.90 under heading 39.18.

- [3916.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/391690) Heading 39.16: 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
- [3918.90](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/391890) Heading 39.18: 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

- Previous subheading: [3915.30](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/391530) Of polymers of vinyl chloride
- Next subheading: [3916.10](https://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/391610) Of polymers of ethylene

## Frequently asked questions

### What does HS code 3915.90 cover?

HS code 3915.90 covers waste, parings and scrap, of plastics, of other plastics.

### Which heading and chapter is HS code 3915.90 in?

HS code 3915.90 is in heading 39.15 (waste, parings and scrap, of plastics) in chapter 39 (plastics and articles thereof).

### Where are goods of heading 39.15 classified when 3915.90 doesn’t fit?

Other goods of heading 39.15 are classified under 3915.10 (of polymers of ethylene), 3915.20 (of polymers of styrene) or 3915.30 (of polymers of vinyl chloride).

## Sources and updates

The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 1 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 13 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 13 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://staging.border.bot/hs-codes/391590.json