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Updated September 17, 2026

What is the HTS code for a plastic hinge?

HTS code

3926.90.9989

CBP classified a nylon plastic hinge for a headset battery door under HTS 3926.90.9989 in ruling N356790. That line covers other articles of plastics that no more specific provision names.

  • Made in Philippines
  • CBP ruling N356790
  • December 17, 2025
  • Current
Today's duty from Philippines

The Product

  • A nylon plastic hinge used in assembling noise canceling headsets.
  • It connects the battery box top to the control box assembly and keeps the battery box lid attached as the lid opens and closes.
  • Measures 33 millimeters long, 9.5 millimeters high and .5 millimeters wide, with three holes.

CBP's Ruling

ItemHTS codeCBP's description of the line
Hinge - Battery Door, HypalonHTS 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 hinge is an article of plastic, and that it is not provided for more specifically elsewhere in the tariff schedule. Heading 3926 covers other articles of plastics, and within that heading CBP placed the hinge on the line for other articles.

Does this apply to your product?

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

  • Is it made of plastic, such as nylon?
  • Is it a hinge that keeps a lid attached to a box as the lid opens and closes?

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 Philippines 

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

Related rulings

N356779 (plastic heat shrink), N359069 (plastic zip tie) and N345770 (plastic bushing) place their goods on the same line. N356063 and N325322 (a plastic washer each), N325536 (a plastic gasket), N328944 (a plastic pipette) and N332780 (a plastic wheel) fall on other lines of the same subheading.

  • N356063December 5, 2025Plastic washer from the Philippines3926.90.4590
  • N356779December 17, 2025Plastic heat shrink from the Philippines3926.90.9989
  • N359069March 17, 2026Plastic zip tie from the Philippines3926.90.9989
  • N325322April 29, 2022Plastic washer from Taiwan3926.90.4590
  • N328944November 8, 2022Plastic pipette from China3926.90.9985
  • N332780May 19, 2023Plastic wheel from China3926.90.9985
  • N345770February 20, 2025Plastic bushing from Vietnam3926.90.9989
  • N325536May 5, 2022Plastic gasket from China3926.90.4590
Read CBP's full ruling N356790 The letter as CBP published it, on rulings.cbp.gov

Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N356790 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