How to export polypropylene film and sheets to the United States? GTİP code, documents, customs duty and buyers
Imports of heading 3920 from Türkiye into the United States came to US$110m in the last 12 months (September 2025–August 2026): 1.8% of its imports. Against the 12 months before: -5.9%.
Figures are for heading 3920: the official statistics go no deeper. Each figure has its source and date beside it.
Imports from Türkiye into the United States
Heading 3920 · September 2025 – August 2026
US$110m-5.9% on the 12 months before
The 12 months before: US$117m
- From Türkiye
- Other origins
Reported by the United States, from its own import statistics.
UN Comtrade (United Nations Statistics Division)
Dataset UN Comtrade C/M/HS(opens in a new tab)Updated at the source on 30 October 2026.
The customs watch computed these figures on 2 November 2026.
The market in the United States
The market's own import figures for heading 3920, last 12 months.
- Imports from the world, 12 months
- US$6.16bn-6.1% on the 12 months before
- Türkiye's share
- 1.8%1.8% in the 12 months before
The largest suppliers
| Origin | 12 months | Share |
|---|---|---|
| US$1.46bn | 23.8% | |
| US$878m | 14.2% | |
| US$359m | 5.8% | |
| US$351m | 5.7% | |
| US$332m | 5.4% |
Customs duty
19.2%on the FOB value
4.2% general rate + 15% on Türkiye's goods (heading 9903.02.64)From the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (USITC), 2026 HTS Revision 22No free trade agreement with TürkiyeMinistry of Trade, checked 2 November 2026(opens in a new tab)The rate set for HS 3920.20checked on 2 November 2026Official source(opens in a new tab)
The code
HS subheading (6 digits), the same in every country
GTİP 3920.20
Plastics; of polymers of propylene, plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive), non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials
Official Turkish title: Propilen polimerlerinden levha, plaka, şerit, film, folye; gözeneksiz, mesnetsiz
Heading 3920Plastics; plates, sheets, film, foil and strip (not self-adhesive); non-cellular and not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, n.e.c. in chapter 39
Türkiye exported €566m of HS 3920.20 in 2025: rank 65 of 5,132 subheadings.
Source: Eurostat, Comext DS-059341 (the figures Türkiye declared). The ranking is calculated by Birlesa from Eurostat's figures; Eurostat bears no responsibility for it.
4 national tariff lines (12 digits)
Declarations in Türkiye use one of these lines; each has its own page.
- 3920.20.21.00.11Propilen polimerlerinden levha, plaka, şerit, film, folye; gözeneksiz, mesnetsiz, kalınlık <= 0,10 mm, bioryente, baskılı
- 3920.20.21.00.19Propilen polimerlerinden diğer levha, plaka, şerit, film, folye; gözeneksiz, mesnetsiz, kalınlık <= 0,10 mm, bioryente
- 3920.20.29.00.00Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of propylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, not further worked or only surface-worked and not cut to shapes other than rectangular "incl. square" of a thickness of <= 0,10 mm, not biaxially oriented
- 3920.20.80.00.00Plates, sheets, film, foil and strip, of non-cellular polymers of propylene, not reinforced, laminated, supported or similarly combined with other materials, not further worked or only surface-worked and not cut to shapes other than rectangular "incl. square" of a thickness of > 0,10 mm, n.e.s.
Its page in the codes guideTÜİK Sınıflama Sunucusu: GTİP 2026(opens in a new tab)UN Statistics Division: HS 2022 (H6)(opens in a new tab)
Frequently asked questions
- What import duty does the United States charge on polypropylene film and sheets?
- the United States charges 19.2% on polypropylene film and sheets of Turkish origin (on the FOB value). The rate was checked at its source on 2 November 2026.
- Where does Türkiye rank among the United States's suppliers of polypropylene film and sheets?
- From September 2025 to August 2026, Türkiye supplied 1.8% of the United States's imports of HS 3920: No. 13 of 100 supplying countries.
- Are Türkiye's exports of polypropylene film and sheets to the United States growing?
- Over the last 12 months (September 2025 to August 2026), US$110m of goods under HS 3920 went from Türkiye to the United States: -5.9% on the 12 months before.
