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Updated September 17, 2026

What is the HTS code for a plastic mop bucket with a wringer?

HTS code

3926.90.1000

CBP classified a polypropylene mop bucket with a side press wringer under HTS 3926.90.1000 in ruling N359736. That line covers buckets and pails within the heading for other articles of plastics.

  • Made in China
  • CBP ruling N359736
  • April 2, 2026
  • Current
Today's duty from China

The Product

  • A mop bucket with a side press wringer and a soiled water insert.
  • Made primarily of polypropylene plastic.
  • The bucket holds 35 quarts and sits on four swivel casters.

CBP's Ruling

ItemHTS codeCBP's description of the line
Mop bucket with side wringerHTS 3926.90.1000[o]ther articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914: [o]ther: [b]uckets and pails

Explanation

CBP found that the plastic mop bucket gives the article its essential character, citing General Rule of Interpretation 3(b), so the whole article is classified as the bucket.

CBP placed it under heading 3926, other articles of plastics, on the line for buckets and pails. The bucket is made primarily of polypropylene plastic.

Does this apply to your product?

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

  • Is it a mop bucket with a side press wringer?
  • Is it made primarily of plastic?
  • Is the plastic bucket the part that gives the whole article its essential character?

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
3926.90.1000✓ Still in the scheduleHeading 3926 › Buckets and pailsToday's duty from China 

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

Related rulings

Eight other rulings classify plastic articles in the same subheading, other articles of plastics, on lines other than buckets and pails. They cover a plastic pipette (N328944), a plastic wheel (N332780), a plastic gasket (N325536), a plastic bin (N333374), plastic syringes (N336142), a plastic spacer (N341337), a plastic tool (N342118) and a plastic sleeve (N356785).

  • N328944November 8, 2022Plastic pipette from China3926.90.9985
  • N332780May 19, 2023Plastic wheel from China3926.90.9985
  • N325536May 5, 2022Plastic gasket from China3926.90.4590
  • N333374June 15, 2023Plastic bin from China3926.90.9985
  • N336142November 15, 2023Plastic syringes from China3926.90.2100
  • N341337August 6, 2024Plastic spacer from China3926.90.9989
  • N342118September 5, 2024Plastic tool from China3926.90.9989
  • N356785December 17, 2025Plastic sleeve from China3926.90.9989
Read CBP's full ruling N359736 The letter as CBP published it, on rulings.cbp.gov

Borderless, a licensed U.S. customs brokerage, summarized CBP ruling N359736 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