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HS Code 40
Rubber and articles thereof
- 01 Live animals(has subheadings)
- 02 Meat and edible meat offal(has subheadings)
- 03 Fish and crustaceans, molluscs and other aquatic invertebrates(has subheadings)
- 04 Dairy produce; birds eggs; natural honey; edible products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included(has subheadings)
- 05 Products of animal origin, not elsewhere specified or included(has subheadings)
- 06 Live trees and other plants; bulbs, roots and the like; cut flowers and ornamental foliage(has subheadings)
- 07 Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers(has subheadings)
- 08 Edible fruit and nuts; peel of citrus fruit or melons(has subheadings)
- 09 Coffee, tea, maté and spices(has subheadings)
- 10 Cereals(has subheadings)
- 11 Products of the milling industry; malt; starches; inulin; wheat gluten(has subheadings)
- 12 Oil seeds and oleaginous fruits; miscellaneous grains, seeds and fruits; industrial or medicinal plants; straw and fodder(has subheadings)
- 13 Lac; gums, resins and other vegetable saps and extracts(has subheadings)
- 14 Vegetable plaiting materials; vegetable products not elsewhere specified or included(has subheadings)
- 15 Animal or vegetable fats and oils and their cleavage products prepared edible fats; animal or vegetable waxes(has subheadings)
- 16 Preparations of meat, of fish or of crustaceans, molluscs or other aquatic invertebrates(has subheadings)
- 17 Sugars and sugar confectionery(has subheadings)
- 18 Cocoa and cocoa preparations(has subheadings)
- 19 Preparations of cereals, flour, starch or milk; bakers' wares(has subheadings)
- 20 Preparations of vegetables, fruit, nuts or other parts of plants(has subheadings)
- 21 Miscellaneous edible preparations(has subheadings)
- 22 Beverages, spirits and vinegar(has subheadings)
- 23 Residues and waste from the food industries; prepared animal feed(has subheadings)
- 24 Tobacco and manufactured tobacco substitutes(has subheadings)
- 25 Salt; sulfur; earths and stone; plastering materials, lime and cement(has subheadings)
- 26 Ores, slag and ash(has subheadings)
- 27 Mineral fuels, mineral oils and products of their distillation; bituminous substances; mineral waxes(has subheadings)
- 28 Inorganic chemicals; organic or inorgani c compounds of precious metals, of rare-earth metals,of radioactive elements or of isotopes(has subheadings)
- 29 Organic chemicals(has subheadings)
- 30 Pharmaceutical products(has subheadings)
- 31 Fertilizers(has subheadings)
- 32 Tanning or dyeing extracts; dyes, pigments, paints, varnishes, putty and mastics(has subheadings)
- 33 Essential oils and resinoids; perfumery, cosmetic or toilet preparations(has subheadings)
- 34 Soap, organic surface-active agents, washing preparations, lubricating preparations, artificial waxes, prepared waxes, polishing or scouring preparations, candles and similar articles, modeling pastes, dental waxes and dental preparations with a basis of plaster(has subheadings)
- 35 Albuminoidal substances; modified starches; glues; enzymes(has subheadings)
- 36 Explosives; pyrotechnic products; matches; pyrophoric alloys; certain combustible preparations(has subheadings)
- 37 Photographic or cinematographic goods(has subheadings)
- 38 Miscellaneous chemical products(has subheadings)
- 39 Plastics and articles thereof(has subheadings)
- 40 Rubber and articles thereof
- 4001 Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip(has subheadings)
- 4002 Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this heading, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip(has subheadings)
- 4003 Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
- 4004 Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom
- 4005 Compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip(has subheadings)
- 4006 Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example, discs and rings), of unvulcanized rubber(has subheadings)
- 4007 Vulcanized rubber thread and cord
- 4008 Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber(has subheadings)
- 4009 Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges)(has subheadings)
- 4010 Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanized rubber(has subheadings)
- 4011 New pneumatic tires, of rubber(has subheadings)
- 4012 Retreaded or used pneumatic tires of rubber; solid or cushion tires, tire treads and tire flaps, of rubber(has subheadings)
- 4013 Inner tubes, of rubber(has subheadings)
- 4014 Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including nursing nipples), of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber(has subheadings)
- 4015 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber(has subheadings)
- 4016 Other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber(has subheadings)
- 4017 Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber
- 41 Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather(has subheadings)
- 42 Articles of leather; saddlery and harness; travel goods, handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silkworm gut)(has subheadings)
- 43 Furskins and artificial fur; manufactures thereof(has subheadings)
- 44 Wood and articles of wood; wood charcoal(has subheadings)
- 45 Cork and articles of cork(has subheadings)
- 46 Manufactures of straw, of esparto or of other plaiting materials; basketware and wickerwork(has subheadings)
- 47 Pulp of wood or of other fibrous cellulosic material; waste and scrap of paper or paperboard(has subheadings)
- 48 Paper and paperboard; articles of paper pulp, of paper or of paperboard(has subheadings)
- 49 Printed books, newspapers, pictures and other products of the printing industry; manuscripts, typescripts and plans(has subheadings)
- 50 Silk(has subheadings)
- 51 Wool, fine or coarse animal hair; horsehair yarn and woven fabric(has subheadings)
- 52 Cotton(has subheadings)
- 53 Other vegetable textile fibers; paper yarn and woven fabric of paper yarn(has subheadings)
- 54 Man-made filaments(has subheadings)
- 55 Man-made staple fibers(has subheadings)
- 56 Wadding, felt and nonwovens; special yarns, twine, cordage, ropes and cables and articles thereof(has subheadings)
- 57 Carpets and other textile floor coverings(has subheadings)
- 58 Special woven fabrics; tufted textile fabrics; lace, tapestries; trimmings; embroidery(has subheadings)
- 59 Impregnated, coated, covered or laminated textile fabrics; textile articles of a kind suitable for industrial use(has subheadings)
- 60 Knitted or crocheted fabrics(has subheadings)
- 61 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, knitted or crocheted(has subheadings)
- 62 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, not knitted or crocheted(has subheadings)
- 63 Other made up textile articles; sets; worn clothing and worn textile articles; rags(has subheadings)
- 64 Footwear, gaiters and the like; parts of such articles(has subheadings)
- 65 Headgear and parts thereof(has subheadings)
- 66 Umbrellas, sun umbrellas, walking sticks, seatsticks, whips, riding-crops and parts thereof(has subheadings)
- 67 Prepared feathers and down and articles made of feathers or of down; artificial flowers; articles of human hair(has subheadings)
- 68 Articles of stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials(has subheadings)
- 69 Ceramic products(has subheadings)
- 70 Glass and glassware(has subheadings)
- 71 Natural or cultured pearls, precious or semi-precious stones,precious metals, metals clad with precious metal and articles thereof; imitation jewelry; coin(has subheadings)
- 72 Iron and steel(has subheadings)
- 73 Articles of iron or steel(has subheadings)
- 74 Copper and articles thereof(has subheadings)
- 75 Nickel and articles thereof(has subheadings)
- 76 Aluminum and articles thereof(has subheadings)
- 77 (Reserved for possible future use)(has subheadings)
- 78 Lead and articles thereof(has subheadings)
- 79 Zinc and articles thereof(has subheadings)
- 80 Tin and articles thereof(has subheadings)
- 81 Other base metals; cermets; articles thereof(has subheadings)
- 82 Tools, implements, cutlery, spoons and forks, of base metal; parts thereof of base metal(has subheadings)
- 83 Miscellaneous articles of base metal(has subheadings)
- 84 Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof(has subheadings)
- 85 Electrical machinery and equipment and parts thereof; sound recorders and reproducers, television image and sound recorders and reproducers, and parts and accessories of such articles(has subheadings)
- 86 Railway or tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds(has subheadings)
- 87 Vehicles other than railway or tramway rolling stock, and parts and accessories thereof(has subheadings)
- 88 Aircraft, spacecraft, and parts thereof(has subheadings)
- 89 Ships, boats and floating structures(has subheadings)
- 90 Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, precision, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories thereof(has subheadings)
- 91 Clocks and watches and parts thereof(has subheadings)
- 92 Musical instruments; parts and accessories of such articles(has subheadings)
- 93 Arms and ammunition; parts and accessories thereof(has subheadings)
- 94 Furniture; bedding, mattresses, mattress supports, cushions and similar stuffed furnishings; lamps and lighting fittings, not elsewhere specified or included; illuminated sign illuminated nameplates and the like; prefabricated buildings(has subheadings)
- 95 Toys, games and sports requisites; parts and accessories thereof(has subheadings)
- 96 Miscellaneous manufactured articles(has subheadings)
- 97 Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques(has subheadings)
- 98 Special classification provisions(has subheadings)
- 99 Temporary legislation; temporary modifications proclaimed pursuant to trade agreements legislation; additional import restrictions proclaimed pursuant to section 22 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act, as amended(has subheadings)
- 1. Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout the tariff schedule the expression "rubber" means the following products, whether or not vulcanized or hard: natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, synthetic rubber, factice derived from oils and such substances reclaimed.
- 2. This chapter does not cover:
- (a) Goods of section XI (textiles and textile articles);
- (b) Footwear or parts thereof of chapter 64;
- (c) Headgear or parts thereof (including bathing caps) of chapter 65;
- (d) Mechanical or electrical appliances or parts thereof of section XVI (including electrical goods of all kinds), of hard rubber;
- (e) Articles of chapter 90, 92, 94 or 96; or
- (f) Articles of chapter 95 (other than sports gloves, mittens and mitts and articles of headings 4011 to 4013).
- 3. In headings 4001 to 4003 and 4005, the expression "primary forms" applies only to the following forms :
- (a) Liquids and pastes (including latex, whether or not prevulcanized, and other dispersions and solutions);
- (b) Blocks of irregular shape, lumps, bales, powders, granules, crumbs and similar bulk forms.
- 4. In note 1 to this chapter and in heading 4002, the expression "synthetic rubber" applies to:
- (a) Unsaturated synthetic substances which can be irreversibly transformed by vulcanization with sulfur into non-thermoplastic substances which, at a temperature between 18°C and 29°C, will not break on being extended to three times their original length and will return, after being extended to twice their original length, within a period of 5 minutes, to a length not greater than 1-1/2 times their original length. For the purposes of this test, substances necessary for the cross-linking, such as vulcanizing activators or accelerators, may be added; the presence of substances as provided for by note 5(b)(ii) and (iii) is also permitted. However, the presence of any substances not necessary for the cross-linking, such as extenders, plasticizers and fillers, is not permitted;
- (b) Thioplasts (TM); and
- (c) Natural rubber modified by grafting or mixing with plastics, depolymerized natural rubber, mixtures of unsaturated synthetic substances with saturated synthetic high polymers provided that all the above-mentioned products comply with the requirements concerning vulcanization, elongation and recovery in (a) above.
- 5.
- (a) Headings 4001 and 4002 do not apply to any rubber or mixture of rubbers which has been compounded, before or after coagulation, with:
- (i) Vulcanizing agents, accelerators, retarders or activators (other than those added for the preparation of prevulcanized rubber latex);
- (ii) Pigments or other coloring matter other than those added solely for the purpose of identification;
- (iii) Plasticizers or extenders (except mineral oil in the case of oil-extended rubber), fillers, reinforcing agents, organic solvents or any other substances, except those permitted under (b);
- (b) The presence of the following substances in any rubber or mixture of rubbers shall not affect its classification in heading 4001 or 4002, as the case may be, provided that such rubber or mixture of rubbers retains its essential character as a raw material:
- (i) Emulsifiers or antitack agents;
- (ii) Small amounts of breakdown products of emulsifiers;
- (iii) Very small amounts of the following: heat-sensitive agents (generally for obtaining thermosensitive rubber latexes), cationic surface-active agents (generally for obtaining electro-positive rubber latexes), antioxidants, coagulants, crumbling agents, freeze-resisting agents, peptizers, preservatives, stabilizers, viscosity-control agents or similar special-purpose additives.
- (a) Headings 4001 and 4002 do not apply to any rubber or mixture of rubbers which has been compounded, before or after coagulation, with:
- 6. For the purposes of heading 4004 the expression "waste, parings and scrap" means rubber waste, parings and scrap from the manufacture or working of rubber and rubber goods definitely not usable as such because of cutting-up, wear or other reasons.
- 7. Thread wholly of vulcanized rubber, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 5 mm, is to be classified as strip, rods or profile shapes, of heading 4008.
- 8. Heading 4010 includes conveyor or transmission belts or belting of textile fabric impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or made from textile yarn or cord impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber.
- 9. In headings 4001, 4002, 4003, 4005 and 4008, the expressions "plates", "sheets" and "strip" apply only to plates, sheets and strip, and to blocks of regular geometric shape, uncut or simply cut to rectangular (including square) shape, whether or not having the character of articles and whether or not printed or otherwise surface-worked, but not otherwise cut to shape or further worked.In heading 4008 the expressions "rods" and "profile shapes" apply only to such products, whether or not cut to length or surface-worked but not otherwise worked.
- 1. For the purposes of subheading 4008.21, the rate of duty "Free (B)" appearing in the "Special" subcolumn applies only to articles measuring not more than 38.1 cm in width and not more than 45.7 cm in length.
- 2. For the purposes of subheading 4008.29, the rate of duty "Free (C)" appearing in the "Special" subcolumn applies only to profile shapes that are cut to size.
- 3. For the purposes of heading 4017, the rate of duty "Free (C)" appearing in the "Special" subcolumn applies only to tubes and pipes having attached fittings.
U.S. Tariff Rates
A/Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) (duty-free treatment).
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Anguilla, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Hercegov, Botswana, Br Virgin Is, Br Indian O Ter, Brazil, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cen African Rep, Chad, Christmas Is, Cocos Is, Comoros, Congo (DROC), Congo (ROC), Cook Is, Cote d`Ivoire, Djibouti, Dominica Is, Ecuador, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Falkland Is, Fiji, Gabon, Gambia, Gaza Strip, Georgia, Ghana, Grenada Is, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard & McDn Is, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Jamaica, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldive Is, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat Is, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is, Pakistan, Papua New Guin, Paraguay, Philippines, Pitcairn Is, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome & Prin, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia Is, St Vinc & Gren, Suriname, Swaziland, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau Is, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Wallis & Futuna, West Bank, Western Sahara, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
A+/Only imports from least-developed beneficiary developing countries eligible for GSP under that subheading (duty-free treatment).
Afghanistan, Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cen African Rep, Chad, Comoros, Congo (DROC), Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, Samoa, Sao Tome & Prin, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is, Somalia, South Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zambia
AU/Australia Special Rate
Australia
B/Automotive Products Trade Act (APTA) (duty-free treatment)
Canada
BH/Bahrain Special Rate
Bahrain
C/Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft (duty-free treatment)
Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia-Hercegov, Botswana, Br Virgin Is, Br Indian O Ter, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma (Myanmar), Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Is, Cen African Rep, Chad, Chile, China, Christmas Is, Cocos Is, Colombia, Comoros, Congo (DROC), Congo (ROC), Cook Is, Costa Rica, Cote d`Ivoire, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica Is, Dominican Rep, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eq Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Ethiopia 89-93, F St Micronesia, Falkland Is, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Fr Polynesia, Fr S & Ant land, France, French Guiana, Gabon, Gambia, Gaza Strip, Georgia, Germany, Germany DR, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada Is, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Heard & McDn Is, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Internat Org, Iran, Iraq, Iraq-Saudi Arb, Ireland, Israel, Israel 1989, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Korea, Kosovo, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldive Is, Mali, Malta, Marshall Is, Martinique, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mayotte, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat Is, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands Ant, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue, Norfolk Is, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guin, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Pitcairn Is, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico/US, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome & Prin, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Serbia, Serbia/Montenegro, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Solomon Is, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Soviet Union, Spain, Sri Lanka, St Helena, St Kitts-Nevis, St Lucia Is, St Pierre & Miq, St Vinc & Gren, Sudan, Sudan pre-2012, Suriname, Svalbard,May Is, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tokelau Is, Tonga, Transshipment, Trin & Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks & Caic Is, Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, United Arab Em, United Kingdom, Unspecified, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City, Venezuela, Vietnam, Wallis & Futuna, West Bank, Western Sahara, Yemen, Yemen (Aden), Zambia, Zimbabwe
CL/Chile Special Rate
Chile
CO/Colombia Special Rate
Colombia
D/Africa Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) (duty-free treatment)
Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Congo (ROC), Cote d`Ivoire, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Sao Tome & Prin, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia
E/Caribbean Basin Initiative (CBI)
CBERA
IL/Israel Special Rate (duty-free treatment)
Israel
JO/Jordan Special Rate
Jordan
KR/Korea Special Rate
Korea
MA/Morocco Special Rate
Morocco
OM/Oman Special Rate
Oman
P/Dominican Republic- Central America Free Trade Agreement (DR-CAFTA)
CAFTA + Dom. Rep.
PA/Panama Special Rate
Panama
PE/Peru Special Rate
Peru
SG/Singapore Special Rate
Singapore