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HS code for Garden hose, PVC, 30 m
HS 2022Destination USConfidence 0.55Reviewed by a second modelTubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics > Other tubes, pipes and hoses > Other
Section VII: Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof · Chapter 39: Plastics and articles thereof · Heading 3917: Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics
Why this code
Chapter 39 Note 8 expressly covers garden hose as 'tubes, pipes and hoses' of heading 3917. A garden hose is flexible, so the rigid subheadings 3917.21-29 do not apply. A minimum burst pressure of 27.6 MPa (3917.31) is far above what garden hoses withstand. At the next level, the choice depends on construction. Typical consumer PVC garden hoses are reinforced with an embedded polyester or textile mesh, which places them in 3917.39 ('Other'). An unreinforced plain PVC hose would go to 3917.32 if sold without fittings, or 3917.33 if sold with couplings. The listing gives no reinforcement or fittings detail, so this is the most probable reading rather than a certain one.
Rules applied: GRI 1, Chapter 39 Note 8, GRI 6.
Alternatives considered
| Code | Description | Why not |
|---|---|---|
| 3917.32 | Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics > Other tubes, pipes and hoses > Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings | Applies only if the hose is not reinforced or combined with other materials and is sold without fittings. Most PVC garden hoses are textile-reinforced. |
| 3917.33 | Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics > Other tubes, pipes and hoses > Other, not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, with fittings | Applies only if the hose is unreinforced and supplied with fittings or couplings. Neither condition is stated. |
| 3917.31 | Tubes, pipes and hoses, and fittings therefor (for example, joints, elbows, flanges), of plastics > Other tubes, pipes and hoses > Flexible tubes, pipes and hoses, having a minimum burst pressure of 27,6 mpa | Garden hoses do not reach a minimum burst pressure of 27.6 MPa. |
Information that would confirm the code
- Is the hose reinforced with a textile braid or mesh, or with wire?
- Is it supplied with fittings, couplings or a spray nozzle attached or included?
- What is the rated burst pressure?
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) line for US
Other > Of polyvinyl chloride
Confidence 0.80. The product is a PVC garden hose with no metal reinforcement stated, so the 'Reinforced with metal' line does not apply; the 'Of polyvinyl chloride' line is the specific match for PVC tubing over the residual 'Other' line, though lower confidence reflects the unstated reinforcement and fittings details.
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