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Updated September 19, 2026

What is the HTS code for a silicone makeup blender?

HTS code

3926.90.9989

CBP classified a silicone-tipped makeup blender under HTS 3926.90.9989 in ruling N345789. That line covers other articles of plastics. CBP found that the silicone plastic tip gives the tool its essential character, and that no other heading describes it more specifically.

  • Made in China
  • CBP ruling N345789
  • February 27, 2025
  • Current
Today's duty from China

The Product

  • A makeup applicator described as a silicone brush, though it has no bristles.
  • Body made of polystyrene plastic and aluminum, with a smooth silicone plastic tip.
  • The silicone tip is designed to blend makeup onto the skin.
  • Measures 3.5 inches by 0.625 inches.

CBP's Ruling

ItemHTS codeCBP's description of the line
Silicone Makeup Brush (Blender)HTS 3926.90.9989[o]ther articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914: [o]ther: [o]ther: [o]ther

Explanation

The blender is made of more than one material: a polystyrene plastic and aluminum body with a silicone plastic tip. CBP found that the silicone plastic tip gives the tool its essential character, citing General Rule of Interpretation 3(b), which classifies a mixed article by the material that gives it that character.

Treated as an article of plastic, and not described more specifically by any other heading, the tool falls under heading 3926, other articles of plastics. Within that heading CBP placed it on 3926.90.9989, the line for other articles of plastics.

Does this apply to your product?

It likely does if you can answer yes to each of these:

  • Is it a hand tool for blending makeup onto the skin?
  • Is the working tip made of silicone plastic?
  • Does it blend makeup without bristles?

A no to any of them can mean a different code. A licensed broker can classify your product.

The code today

HTS codeIn today's scheduleWhere it sitsToday's duty
3926.90.9989✓ Still in the scheduleHeading 3926Today's duty from China 

Checked against today's tariff schedule. The duty calculator opens with the code and country filled in.

Related rulings

N342118 covers a plastic tool on the same line. N308938 and N332989 cover other plastic tools, N333358 a silicone plastic mold, N323671 a molded silicone plastic bag, N355173 a silicone plastic seal, N328944 a plastic pipette and N332780 a plastic wheel, each under another line of the same heading.

  • N342118September 5, 2024Plastic tool from China3926.90.9989
  • N308938January 22, 2020Plastic tool from China3926.90.9990
  • N333358June 22, 2023Silicone plastic mold from China3926.90.9985
  • N355173November 12, 2025The tariff classification and country of origin of a silicone plastic seal from China3926.90.4590
  • N332989June 7, 2023Plastic seatbelt grabbing tool from China3926.90.9985
  • N323671January 27, 2022Molded silicone plastic bag from China3926.90.9985
  • N328944November 8, 2022Plastic pipette from China3926.90.9985
  • N332780May 19, 2023Plastic wheel from China3926.90.9985
Read CBP's full ruling N345789 The letter as CBP published it, on rulings.cbp.gov

Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N345789 in plain English and checked its codes against the letter and today's tariff schedule. A ruling applies only to goods that match its facts; our terms explain the rest. Terms