Notes
 
1.   Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout the export 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 of 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 chapters 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 degrees C and 29 degrees 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 five minutes, to a length not
greater than one and a half 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.   As follows:
 
(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
latexes), cationic surface-active agents (generally for obtaining
electro-positive rubber latexes), agents, peptizers, preservatives,
stabilizers, viscosity-control agents, or similar special-purpose additives.
 
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 (0.2 in.), 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, 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.
4001         Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar
natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip:
4001.10.0000   Natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanized kg*
 
Natural rubber in other forms:
4001.21.0000      Smoked sheets  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
4001.22.0000      Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR) kg
4001.29.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
4001.30.0000   Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural
gums  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
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:
Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR); carboxylated styrene-
butadiene rubber (XSBR):
4002.11.0000      Latex  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
4002.19.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
4002.20.0000   Butadiene rubber (BR) . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR); halo-isobutene-
isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR):
4002.31.0000      Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR)  . X
4002.39.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
Chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR):
4002.41.0000      Latex  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
4002.49.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR):
4002.51.0000      Latex  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
4002.59.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4002.60.0000   Isoprene rubber (IR)  . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
4002.70.0000   Ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene rubber (EPDM) kg
4002.80.0000   Mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of
this heading  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
Other:
4002.91.0000      Latex  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
4002.99.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
 
 
 
 
 
*  Kilograms dry rubber content.
 
 
4003.00.0000 Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip kg
 
4004.00.0000 Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and
powders and granules obtained therefrom . . . .kg
 
4005         Compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary forms or in plates,
sheets or strip:
4005.10.0000   Compounded with carbon black or silica  . . .kg
4005.20.0000   Solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading
4005.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
Other:
4005.91.0000      Plates, sheets and strip . . . . . . . . .kg
4005.99.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4006         Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and
articles (for example, discs and rings), of unvulcanized rubber:
4006.10.0000   "Camel-back" strips for retreading rubber tires kg
4006.90.0000   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4007.00.0000 Vulcanized rubber thread and cord . . . . . . .kg
 
4008         Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes of vulcanized rubber
other than hard rubber:
Of cellular rubber:
4008.11.0000      Plates, sheets and strip . . . . . . . . .kg
4008.19.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
Of noncellular rubber:
4008.21.0000      Plates, sheets and strip . . . . . . . . .kg
4008.29.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4009         Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard
rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows,
flanges):
 
Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials:
4009.11.0000      Without fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4009.12           With fittings:
4009.12.0020        Brake hoses for the vehicles of subheading 8701.20
or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, or 8711 kg
4009.12.0050        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4009 (con.)  Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard
rubber, with or without their fittings etc. -(con.):
 
Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal:
4009.21.0000      Without fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4009.22           With fittings:
4009.22.0020        Brake hoses for the vehicles of subheading 8701.20
or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, or 8711 kg
4009.22.0050        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials:
4009.31.0000      Without fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4009.32           With fittings:
4009.32.0020           Brake hoses for the vehicles of subheading 8701.20
or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, or 8711kg
4009.32.0050        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
Reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials:
4009.41.0000      Without fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
4009.42           With fittings:
4009.42.0020        Brake hoses for the vehicles of subheading 8701.20
or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, or 8711 kg
4009.42.0050        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4010         Conveyor or transmission belts or belting of vulcanized rubber:
Conveyor belts or belting:
4010.11.0000      Reinforced only with metal . . . . . . . .kg
4010.12.0000      Reinforced only with textile materials . .kg
4010.13.0000      Reinforced only with plastics  . . . . . .kg
4010.19.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
Transmission belts or belting:
4010.31.0000      Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section
(V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceed-
ing 60 cm but not exceeding 180 cm . . . .kg
 
4010 (con.)  Conveyor or transmission belts or belting of vulcanized
rubber (con.):
Transmission belts or belting (con.):
4010.32.0000      Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section
(V-belts), other than V-ribbed, of an outside
circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding
180 cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4010.33.0000      Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section
(V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceed-
ing 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm  . . .kg
 
4010.34.0000      Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section
(V-belts), other than V-ribbed, of an outside
circumference exceeding 180 cm but not exceeding
240 cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4010.35.0000      Endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference
exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cm . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4010.36.0000      Endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference
exceeding 150 cm but not exceeding 198 cm  . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4010.39.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4011         New pneumatic tires, of rubber:
 
4011.10        Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons
and racing cars):
4011.10.1000      Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4011.10.5000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
4011.20        Of a kind used on buses or trucks:
Radial:
On-the-highway:
4011.20.1005           Light truck . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4011.20.1015           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
Off-the-highway:
4011.20.1025           For use on a rim measuring 40.6 cm or more
in diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4011.20.1035           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
4011 (con.)  New pneumatic tires, of rubber (con.):
4011.20 (con.)    Of a kind used on buses or trucks (con.):
Other:
On-the-highway:
4011.20.5010           Light truck . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4011.20.5020           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
Off-the-highway:
4011.20.5030           For use on a rim measuring 40.6 cm or more in
diameter  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4011.20.5050           Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
4011.30.0000   Of a kind used on aircraft  . . . . . . . . .No.
4011.40.0000   Of a kind used on motorcycles . . . . . . . .No.
4011.50.0000   Of a kind used on bicycles  . . . . . . . . .No.
 
Other, having a "herring-bone" or similar tread:
4011.61.0000      Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and
machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
4011.62.0000      Of a kind used on construction or industrial handling
vehicles and machines and having a rim size not
exceeding 61 cm  . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
4011.63.0000      Of a kind used on construction or industrial handling
vehicles and machines and having a rim size exceeding
61 cm  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
4011.69.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
Other:
4011.92.0000      Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and
machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
4011.93           Of a kind used on construction or industrial handling
vehicles and machines and having a rim size not
exceeding 61 cm:
4011.93.4000        Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4011.93.8000        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
4011 (con.)  New pneumatic tires, of rubber (con.):
Other (con.):
4011.94           Of a kind used on construction or industrial handling
vehicles and machines and having a rim size exceeding
61 cm:
4011.94.4000        Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4011.94.8000        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
4011.99           Other:
4011.99.4500        Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4011.99.8500        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
4012         Retreaded or used pneumatic tires, of rubber; solid or cushion
tires, tire treads and tire flaps, of rubber:
Retreaded tires:
4012.11.0000      Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons
and racing cars) . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
4012.12.0000      Of a kind used on buses or trucks  . . . .No.
4012.13.0000      Of a kind used on aircraft . . . . . . . .No.
4012.19.0000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4012.20.0000   Used pneumatic tires  . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4012.90.1000   Solid or cushion tires  . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4012.90.6000   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg
 
4013         Inner tubes, of rubber:
4013.10        Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons
and racing cars), buses or trucks:
4013.10.0010      Motor car  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4013.10.0020      Truck and bus  . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
4013.20.0000   Of a kind used on bicycles  . . . . . . . . .No.
4013.90.0000   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No.
 
4014         Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including nursing nipples),
of vulcanized rubber, other than hard rubber, with or without
fittings of hard rubber:
4014.10.0000   Sheath contraceptives . . . . . . . . . . . . X
 
4014.90        Other:
4014.90.1000      Nursing nipples  . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gross
4014.90.5000      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
 
4015         Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves,
mittens or mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanized rubber other
than hard rubber:
Gloves, mittens and mitts:
4015.11.0100      Surgical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dz prs.
4015.19.0002      Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dz prs.
4015.90.0000   Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
 
4016         Other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:
4016.10.0000   Of cellular rubber  . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
 
Other:
4016.91.0000      Floor coverings and mats . . . . . . . . . X
4016.92.0000      Erasers  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
4016.93.0000      Gaskets, washers and other seals . . . . . X
4016.94.0000      Boat or dock fenders, whether or not inflatable X
4016.95.0000      Other inflatable articles  . . . . . . . . X
 
4016.99           Other:
4016.99.0500        Household articles not elsewhere specified or
included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
4016.99.5010        Mechanical articles for motor vehicles . X
4016.99.6000        Other  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X
 
4017.00.0000 Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including
waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber  . . . X