What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 40 imports?

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines range from 1.9% to 14% (median 3.4%); roughly 39% of lines enter duty-free. Use the calculator linked from each code page to build a date- and origin-specific import-duty estimate, including applicable Chapter 99 layers and customs fees. Potential AD/CVD exposure is flagged separately and is not included in the estimate.

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

Section 301 and Section 232 measures are represented by Chapter 99 provisions. A catalog link between a provision and a 10-digit line is a screening flag, not a claim that the measure applies; origin, product and material facts, claims, and entry date control the result.

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 40?

AD/CVD orders are issued at the case level by the Department of Commerce against specific products from specific countries. Use the product's base HTS code to find potentially relevant AD/CVD order flags, then read the written order scope; an HTS match alone does not determine coverage.

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Section VII: Plastics and Articles Thereof; Rubber and Articles Thereof

Chapter 40: Rubber and articles thereof

Q: What does HTS Chapter 40 cover?

Chapter 40 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) covers Rubber and articles thereof. It sits within Section VII: Plastics and Articles Thereof; Rubber and Articles Thereof. Tandom's catalog lists all 198 10-digit statistical lines and 13 4-digit headings in this chapter.

Chapter 40 of the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers Rubber and articles thereof and sits within Section VII: Plastics and Articles Thereof; Rubber and Articles Thereof.

About Chapter 40

Chapter 40 contains 198 10-digit statistical lines grouped under 13 4-digit headings. Brokers, importers, and customs counsel use these codes to declare rubber and articles thereof on entry summaries (CBP Form 7501) and to look up the published Column 1, Special, and Column 2 rate notation.

General (Column 1) duty rates for ad-valorem lines in Chapter 40 range from 1.9% to 14%, with a median of 3.4%. About 39% of the chapter's lines (78 of 198) enter duty-free under the general rate. Special-rate notation (including USMCA, KORUS, AGOA, and GSP when authorized) and Chapter 99 measures can modify these base rates for qualifying shipments.

Product-code pages link into the Tandom Tariff Calculator with the base HTS code prefilled. Chapter 99 provision pages instead show mapped base codes and send you to a dated calculator scenario, which determines whether a measure applies from the entry facts. Tandom's data refreshes daily from USITC HTSUS, CBP CSMS, the Federal Register, and the Department of Commerce — the same authoritative sources the trade community files against.

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4001.10.00.00	Natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanized	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.21.00	·Smoked sheets	Free	Free	—	—
4001.21.00.10	··Grade 1	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.21.00.20	··Grade 2	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.21.00.30	··Grade 3	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.21.00.50	··Other	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.22.00	·Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)	Free	Free	—	—
4001.22.00.05	··Grade 5	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.22.00.10	··Grade CV	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.22.00.15	··Grade L	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.22.00.20	··Grade 10	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.22.00.25	··Grade 20	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.22.00.50	··Other	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.29.00.00	·Other	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.30.00	Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums	Free	Free	—	—
4001.30.00.05	·Balata	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.30.00.10	·Gutta-percha and guttas, not elsewhere specified or included	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.30.00.20	·Chicle	Free	Free	—	kg
4001.30.00.55	·Other	Free	Free	—	kg

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4002.11.00.00	·Latex	Free	20%	—	kg
4002.19.00	·Other	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4005.10.00.00	Compounded with carbon black or silica	Free	20%	—	kg
4005.20.00.00	Solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading 4005.10	Free

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4006.10.00.00	"Camel-back" strips for retreading rubber tires	2.9%	35%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
4006.90	Other:	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4008.11	·Plates, sheets and strip:	—	—	—	—
4008.11.10.00	··Of natural rubber	Free

Chapter 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:

`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:

`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:

`4006`Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example, discs and rings), of unvulcanized rubber:

`4007`Vulcanized rubber thread and cord

`4008`Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:

`4009`Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges):

`4010`Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanized rubber:

`4011`New pneumatic tires, of rubber:

`4012`Retreaded or used pneumatic tires of rubber; solid or cushion tires, tire treads and tire flaps, of rubber:

`4013`Inner tubes, of rubber:

`4014`Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including nursing nipples), of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber:

`4015`Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:

`4016`Other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:

`4017`Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 40 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 40 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 40?

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4009.11.00.00	·Without fittings	2.5%	25%	Free (A*,AU,B,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,JP,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
4009.12.00	·With fittings	2.5%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4010.11.00.00	·Reinforced only with metal	3.3%	25%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	kg
4010.12	·Reinforced only with textile materials:	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4011.10	Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars):	—	—	—	—
4011.10.10	·Radial	4%	10%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4012.11	·Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars):	—	—	—	—
4012.11.40.00	··Radial	4%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4013.10.00	Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses or trucks	3.7%	25%	Free (A,AU,BH,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)	—
4013.10.00.10	·Motor car	3.7%

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4014.10.00.00	Sheath contraceptives	Free	25%	—	gross
4014.90	Other:	—	—

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
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

Code	Description	General	Column 2	Special	Units
4016.10.00.00	Of cellular rubber	Free	25%	—	kg
4016.91.00.00	·Floor coverings and mats	2.7%	40%

4001Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip:

4002Synthetic 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:

4003Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip

4004Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom

4005Compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip:

4006Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example, discs and rings), of unvulcanized rubber:

4007Vulcanized rubber thread and cord

4008Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:

4009Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges):

4010Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanized rubber:

4011New pneumatic tires, of rubber:

4012Retreaded or used pneumatic tires of rubber; solid or cushion tires, tire treads and tire flaps, of rubber:

4013Inner tubes, of rubber:

4014Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including nursing nipples), of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber:

4015Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:

4016Other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:

4017Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber

Frequently asked questions

What does HTS Chapter 40 cover?

What is the typical U.S. duty rate for Chapter 40 imports?

How are Section 301 and Section 232 measures represented in the HTSUS?

How do I screen for antidumping or countervailing duty (AD/CVD) when using Chapter 40?

`4001`Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip:

`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:

`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:

`4006`Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example, discs and rings), of unvulcanized rubber:

`4007`Vulcanized rubber thread and cord

`4008`Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:

`4009`Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges):

`4010`Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanized rubber:

`4011`New pneumatic tires, of rubber:

`4012`Retreaded or used pneumatic tires of rubber; solid or cushion tires, tire treads and tire flaps, of rubber:

`4013`Inner tubes, of rubber:

`4014`Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including nursing nipples), of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber:

`4015`Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:

`4016`Other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:

`4017`Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber