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Updated September 17, 2026

What is the HTS code for plastic test strip components?

HTS code

3926.90.9989

CBP classified a molded plastic test strip and its mixing wheel, imported before the reagent is added, under HTS 3926.90.9989 in ruling N355743. That line covers other articles of plastics that no other heading provides for more specifically.

  • Made in Malaysia
  • CBP ruling N355743
  • November 21, 2025
  • Current
Today's duty from Malaysia

The Product

  • Two components of PT/INR test strips: the test strip and the wheel, both made of molded plastic.
  • The test strip has a handle, a sample application area, a mixing wheel and a reaction well.
  • The wheel attaches to the test strip, and the meter device rotates it to mix the applied blood sample.
  • After import, the test strip is assembled and the reagent is added to it.

CBP's Ruling

ItemHTS codeCBP's description of the line
Test strip and wheelHTS 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

CBP found the test strip and the wheel, both molded plastic, are articles of plastic that no other heading provides for more specifically. That put them under heading 3926, other articles of plastics, on line 3926.90.9989.

Headings CBP ruled out

  • A secondary classification as articles for the blind or handicapped: CBP held the strip and wheel, as imported, are not specially designed or adapted for the blind or other physically or mentally handicapped persons, and do not qualify as parts or accessories of the test meters in ruling N350072.

Does this apply to your product?

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

  • Is it made of molded plastic?
  • Is it a component of a PT/INR test strip, such as the strip itself or its mixing wheel?
  • Is it imported before the reagent is added and the strip is assembled?

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 Malaysia 

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

Related rulings

N346878 (plastic ice balls) and N359104 (a plastic film holding device and components) put other plastic articles on the same line, 3926.90.9989. N348740 (a plastic storage bin), N360882 (a fiber optic enclosure and its plastic components), N339551 (molded plastic components), N332677 (five plastic components), N329793 (plastic helmet components) and N326895 (plastic battery adapter housing components) also cite heading 3926 for plastic articles.

  • N329793December 20, 2022Plastic helmet components from China3926.90.9985
  • N346878April 3, 2025Plastic ice balls from Malaysia3926.90.9989
  • N348740June 2, 2025Plastic storage bin from Malaysia3926.90.9989
  • N332677May 18, 2023Five plastic components from China3923.50.0000, 3926.90.9985
  • N339551May 8, 2024Molded plastic components from China3926.90.9985
  • N360882May 15, 2026The classification and country of origin of a fiber optic enclosure and its plastic components3926.90.9989, 9013.90.8000
  • N326895July 20, 2022Plastic battery adapter housing components from China3926.90.9985
  • N359104March 19, 2026Plastic film holding device and components from the United Kingdom3926.90.9989
Read CBP's full ruling N355743 The letter as CBP published it, on rulings.cbp.gov

Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N355743 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