Section 7: Plastics and Articles Thereof; Rubber and Articles Thereof
Chapter 40: Chapter 40
183 tariff codes in this chapter
| HTS Code | Description | General Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4001 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or ... | — |
| 4001.10.00 | Natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanized | Free |
| 4001.21.00 | Smoked sheets | Free |
| 4001.22.00 | Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR) | Free |
| 4001.29.00 | Other | Free |
| 4001.30.00 | Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums | Free |
| 4002 | Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixt... | — |
| 4002.11.00 | Latex | Free |
| 4002.19.00 | Other | Free |
| 4002.20.00 | Butadiene rubber (BR) | Free |
| 4002.31.00 | Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR) | Free |
| 4002.39.00 | Other | Free |
| 4002.41.00 | Latex | Free |
| 4002.49.00 | Other | Free |
| 4002.51.00 | Latex | Free |
| 4002.59.00 | Other | Free |
| 4002.60.00 | Isoprene rubber (IR) | Free |
| 4002.70.00 | Ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene rubber (EPDM) | Free |
| 4002.80.00 | Mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this heading | Free |
| 4002.91.00 | Latex | Free |
| 4002.99.00 | Other | Free |
| 4003.00.00 | Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip | Free |
| 4004.00.00 | Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained theref... | Free |
| 4005 | Compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip: | — |
| 4005.10.00 | Compounded with carbon black or silica | Free |
| 4005.20.00 | Solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading 4005.10 | Free |
| 4005.91.00 | Plates, sheets, and strip | Free |
| 4005.99.00 | Other | Free |
| 4006 | Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example, discs and rings... | — |
| 4006.10.00 | "Camel-back" strips for retreading rubber tires | 2.9% |
| 4006.90 | Other: | — |
| 4006.90.10 | Of natural rubber | Free |
| 4006.90.50 | Other | 2.7% |
| 4007.00.00 | Vulcanized rubber thread and cord | Free |
| 4008 | Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber: | — |
| 4008.11 | Plates, sheets and strip: | — |
| 4008.11.10 | Of natural rubber | Free |
| 4008.11.50 | Other | 3.3% |
| 4008.19 | Other: | — |
| 4008.19.20 | Profile shapes | Free |
| 4008.19.40 | Other | Free |
| 4008.19.60 | Profile shapes | 3.3% |
| 4008.19.80 | Other | 3.3% |
| 4008.21.00 | Plates, sheets and strip | Free |
| 4008.29 | Other: | — |
| 4008.29.20 | Profile shapes | 2.9% |
| 4008.29.40 | Other | 2.9% |
| 4009 | Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings ... | — |
| 4009.11.00 | Without fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.12.00 | With fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.21.00 | Without fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.22.00 | With fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.31.00 | Without fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.32.00 | With fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.41.00 | Without fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.42.00 | With fittings | 2.5% |
| 4010 | Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanized rubber: | — |
| 4010.11.00 | Reinforced only with metal | 3.3% |
| 4010.12 | Reinforced only with textile materials: | — |
| 4010.12.10 | With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textil... | 4.1% |
| 4010.12.50 | Of a width exceeding 20 cm | 8% |
| 4010.12.55 | Other | 6.4% |
| 4010.12.90 | Other | 1.9% |
| 4010.19 | Other: | — |
| 4010.19.10 | With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textil... | 4.1% |
| 4010.19.50 | Of a width exceeding 20 cm | 8% |
| 4010.19.55 | Other | 6.4% |
| 4010.19.80 | Other | 1.9% |
| 4010.19.91 | Other | 3.3% |
| 4010.31 | Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross section (V-belts),V-ribbed, of an outside circumfere... | — |
| 4010.31.30 | Combined with textile materials | 3.4% |
| 4010.31.60 | Other | 2.8% |
| 4010.32 | Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross section (V-belts), other than V-ribbed, of an outsid... | — |
| 4010.32.30 | Combined with textile materials | 3.4% |
| 4010.32.60 | Other | 2.8% |
| 4010.33 | Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumfer... | — |
| 4010.33.30 | Combined with textile materials | 3.4% |
| 4010.33.60 | Other | 2.8% |
| 4010.34 | Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross section (V-belts), other thanV-ribbed, of an outside... | — |
| 4010.34.30 | Combined with textile materials | 3.4% |
| 4010.34.60 | Other | 2.8% |
| 4010.35 | Endless synchronous belts of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cm: | — |
| 4010.35.30 | With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textil... | 4.1% |
| 4010.35.41 | Of a width exceeding 20 cm | 8% |
| 4010.35.45 | Other | 6.4% |
| 4010.35.50 | Other | 1.9% |
| 4010.35.90 | Other | 3.3% |
| 4010.36 | Endless synchronous belts of an outside circumference exceeding 150 cm but not exceeding 198 cm: | — |
| 4010.36.30 | With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textil... | 4.1% |
| 4010.36.41 | Of a width exceeding 20 cm | 8% |
| 4010.36.45 | Other | 6.4% |
| 4010.36.50 | Other | 1.9% |
| 4010.36.90 | Other | 3.3% |
| 4010.39 | Other: | — |
| 4010.39.10 | Combined with textile materials: | 3.4% |
| 4010.39.20 | Other | 2.8% |
| 4010.39.30 | With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textil... | 4.1% |
| 4010.39.41 | Of a width exceeding 20 cm | 8% |
| 4010.39.45 | Other | 6.4% |
| 4010.39.50 | Other | 1.9% |
| 4010.39.90 | Other | 3.3% |
| 4011 | New pneumatic tires, of rubber: | — |
| 4011.10 | Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars): | — |
| 4011.10.10 | Radial | 4% |
| 4011.10.50 | Other | 3.4% |
| 4011.20 | Of a kind used on buses or trucks: | — |
| 4011.20.10 | Radial | 4% |
| 4011.20.50 | Other | 3.4% |
| 4011.30.00 | Of a kind used on aircraft | Free |
| 4011.40.00 | Of a kind used on motorcycles | Free |
| 4011.50.00 | Of a kind used on bicycles | Free |
| 4011.70.00 | Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines | Free |
| 4011.80 | Of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines: | — |
| 4011.80.10 | Having a "herring-bone" or similar tread | Free |
| 4011.80.20 | Radial | 4% |
| 4011.80.80 | Other | 3.4% |
| 4011.90 | Other: | — |
| 4011.90.10 | Having a "herring-bone" or similar tread | Free |
| 4011.90.20 | Radial | 4% |
| 4011.90.80 | Other | 3.4% |
| 4012 | Retreaded or used pneumatic tires of rubber; solid or cushion tires, tire treads and tire flaps, of ... | — |
| 4012.11 | Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars): | — |
| 4012.11.40 | Radial | 4% |
| 4012.11.80 | Other | 3.4% |
| 4012.12 | Of a kind used on buses or trucks: | — |
| 4012.12.40 | Radial | 4% |
| 4012.12.80 | Other | 3.4% |
| 4012.13.00 | Of a kind used on aircraft | Free |
| 4012.19 | Other: | — |
| 4012.19.20 | Designed for tractors provided for in subheadings 8701.91.10, 8701.92.10, 8701.93.10, 8701.94.10 or ... | Free |
| 4012.19.40 | Radial | 4% |
| 4012.19.80 | Other | 3.4% |
| 4012.20 | Used pneumatic tires: | — |
| 4012.20.10 | Aircraft | Free |
| 4012.20.15 | Of a kind used on vehicles, including tractors, for the on-highway transport of passengers or goods | Free |
| 4012.20.45 | Other | Free |
| 4012.20.60 | Of a kind used on vehicles, including tractors, for the on-highway transport of passengers or goods,... | Free |
| 4012.20.80 | Other | Free |
| 4012.90 | Other: | — |
| 4012.90.10 | Solid or cushion tires | Free |
| 4012.90.30 | Bicycle rim strips | Free |
| 4012.90.45 | Other | 4.2% |
| 4012.90.70 | Bicycle rim strips | Free |
| 4012.90.90 | Other | 2.7% |
| 4013 | Inner tubes, of rubber: | — |
| 4013.10.00 | Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses or trucks | 3.7% |
| 4013.20.00 | Of a kind used on bicycles | Free |
| 4013.90 | Other: | — |
| 4013.90.10 | Designed for tires provided for in subheadings 4011.70.00, 4012.19.20, 4012.20.15 and 4012.20.45 | Free |
| 4013.90.50 | Other | 3.7% |
| 4014 | Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including nursing nipples), of vulcanized rubber other than har... | — |
| 4014.10.00 | Sheath contraceptives | Free |
| 4014.90 | Other: | — |
| 4014.90.10 | Nursing nipples | Free |
| 4014.90.50 | Other | 4.2% |
| 4015 | Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes... | — |
| 4015.12 | Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes: | — |
| 4015.12.10 | Of a kind used for medical or surgical purposes | Free |
| 4015.12.90 | Other | 14% |
| 4015.19 | Other: | — |
| 4015.19.11 | Seamless | 3% |
| 4015.19.51 | Other | 14% |
| 4015.90.00 | Other | 4% |
| 4016 | Other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber: | — |
| 4016.10.00 | Of cellular rubber | Free |
| 4016.91.00 | Floor coverings and mats | 2.7% |
| 4016.92.00 | Erasers | 4.2% |
| 4016.93 | Gaskets, washers and other seals: | — |
| 4016.93.10 | Of a kind used in the automotive goods of chapter 87 | 2.5% |
| 4016.93.50 | Other | 2.5% |
| 4016.94.00 | Boat or dock fenders, whether or not inflatable | 4.2% |
| 4016.95.00 | Other inflatable articles | 4.2% |
| 4016.99 | Other: | — |
| 4016.99.03 | Containers, with or without their closures, of a kind used for the packing, transporting or marketin... | 3% |
| 4016.99.05 | Household articles not elsewhere specified or included | 3.4% |
| 4016.99.10 | Handles and knobs | 3.3% |
| 4016.99.15 | Caps, lids, seals, stoppers and other closures | 2.7% |
| 4016.99.20 | Toys for pets | 4.3% |
| 4016.99.30 | Vibration control goods of a kind used in the vehicles of headings 8701 through 8705 | Free |
| 4016.99.35 | Other | Free |
| 4016.99.55 | Vibration control goods of a kind used in the vehicles of headings 8701 through 8705 | 2.5% |
| 4016.99.60 | Other | 2.5% |
| 4017.00.00 | Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber | 2.7% |
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Chapter 40 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers chapter 40. It contains 183 tariff codes classifying specific products for US import duty purposes.
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