HTS Chapter 40 · Section VII
Rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 40 averages a 2.4% general (MFN) duty across its 142 rated tariff lines, with the steepest line reaching 14%.
- 2.4%
- avg MFN duty
- 14%
- highest line
- 142
- rated tariff lines
- 39%
- enter duty-free
Tariff lines in Chapter 40 by duty-rate band
How the 142 rated lines in this chapter distribute across general (MFN) rate ranges
About HTS Chapter 40
HTS Chapter 40 - Rubber and articles thereof - organizes 319 tariff classifications in the US Harmonized Tariff Schedule. Of these, 142 carry explicit duty rates at the tariff-line level, meaning importers can look up a specific Column 1 General (MFN) rate for every qualifying shipment. Chapter 40 sits within Section VII (Plastics and Rubber), which groups commercially related product categories together.
The average general duty rate across all tariff lines in this chapter is 2.4%, with the highest individual rate reaching 14%. Duty burden varies widely across tariff lines within this chapter, classification precision matters. Below, each line links to its individual detail page showing General, Special (FTA), and Column 2 rates.
Use this chapter page as the entry point for classifying any product that falls under rubber and articles thereof. The tree below preserves the HTS indentation hierarchy (heading → subheading → tariff line), so you can narrow from broad category to specific 8-10 digit code. All data comes from the US International Trade Commission (USITC) HTS 2026 Basic Edition, the official schedule of import duties used by US Customs and Border Protection.
Chapter 40 At a Glance
| Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Total tariff classifications | 319 | All headings, subheadings, and tariff lines. |
| Lines with explicit rates | 142 | Tariff lines carrying a Column 1 General duty. |
| Average general rate | 2.4% | Mean MFN rate across rated lines. |
| Highest line rate | 14% | Peak Column 1 General rate within the chapter. |
Source: USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule 2026 Basic Edition. Computed at last data refresh, see methodology.
Tariff Lines
4001 Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip:
4001.10.00.00 Natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanized
kg Free
Natural rubber in other forms:
4001.21.00 Smoked sheets
Free
4001.21.00.10 Grade 1
kg 4001.21.00.20 Grade 2
kg 4001.21.00.30 Grade 3
kg 4001.21.00.50 Other
kg 4001.22.00 Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)
Free
4001.22.00.05 Grade 5
kg 4001.22.00.10 Grade CV
kg 4001.22.00.15 Grade L
kg 4001.22.00.20 Grade 10
kg 4001.22.00.25 Grade 20
kg 4001.22.00.50 Other
kg 4001.29.00.00 Other
kg Free
4001.30.00 Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums
Free
4001.30.00.05 Balata
kg 4001.30.00.10 Gutta-percha and guttas, not elsewhere specified or included
kg 4001.30.00.20 Chicle
kg 4001.30.00.55 Other
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):
4002.11.00.00 Latex
kg Free
4002.19.00 Other
Free
Containing 50 percent or less styrene by weight of the dry polymer:
4002.19.00.14 Styrene-butadiene-styrene block co- polymers produced by solution polymerization (SBS, thermoplastic elastormers), in granules, crumbs or powders
kg 4002.19.00.15 Styrene-butadiene rubber produced by emulsion polymerization (E-SBR) in bales
kg 4002.19.00.16 Styrene-butadiene rubber produced by solution polymerization (S-SBR) in bales
kg 4002.19.00.19 Other
kg 4002.19.00.20 Containing over 50 percent styrene by weight of the dry polymer
kg 4002.20.00.00 Butadiene rubber (BR)
kg Free
Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR); halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR):
4002.31.00.00 Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR)
kg Free
4002.39.00.00 Other
kg Free
Chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR):
4002.41.00.00 Latex
kg Free
4002.49.00.00 Other
kg Free
Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR):
4002.51.00.00 Latex
kg Free
4002.59.00.00 Other
kg Free
4002.60.00.00 Isoprene rubber (IR)
kg Free
4002.70.00.00 Ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene rubber (EPDM)
kg Free
4002.80.00.00 Mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this heading
kg Free
Other:
4002.91.00.00 Latex
kg Free
4002.99.00.00 Other
kg Free
4003.00.00.00 Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
kg Free
4004.00.00.00 Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom
kg Free
4005 Compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip:
4005.10.00.00 Compounded with carbon black or silica
kg Free
4005.20.00.00 Solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading 4005.10
kg Free
Other:
4005.91.00.00 Plates, sheets, and strip
kg Free
4005.99.00.00 Other
kg Free
4006 Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example, discs and rings), of unvulcanized rubber:
4006.10.00.00 "Camel-back" strips for retreading rubber tires
kg 2.9%
4006.90 Other:
4006.90.10.00 Of natural rubber
kg Free
4006.90.50.00 Other
kg 2.7%
4007.00.00.00 Vulcanized rubber thread and cord
kg Free
4008 Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:
Of cellular rubber:
4008.11 Plates, sheets and strip:
4008.11.10.00 Of natural rubber
kg Free
4008.11.50.00 Other
kg 3.3%
4008.19 Other:
Of natural rubber:
4008.19.20.00 Profile shapes
kg Free
4008.19.40.00 Other
kg Free
Other:
4008.19.60.00 Profile shapes
kg 3.3%
4008.19.80.00 Other
kg 3.3%
Of noncellular rubber:
4008.21.00.00 Plates, sheets and strip
kg Free
4008.29 Other:
4008.29.20.00 Profile shapes
kg 2.9%
4008.29.40.00 Other
kg 2.9%
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:
4009.11.00.00 Without fittings
kg 2.5%
4009.12.00 With fittings
2.5%
4009.12.00.20 Brake hoses for the vehicles of subheadings 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711
kg 4009.12.00.50 Other
kg Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal:
4009.21.00.00 Without fittings
kg 2.5%
4009.22.00 With fittings
2.5%
4009.22.00.20 Brake hoses for the vehicles of subheadings 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711
kg 4009.22.00.50 Other
kg Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials:
4009.31.00.00 Without fittings
kg 2.5%
4009.32.00 With fittings
2.5%
4009.32.00.20 Brake hoses for the vehicles of subheadings 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711
kg 4009.32.00.50 Other
kg Reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials:
4009.41.00.00 Without fittings
kg 2.5%
4009.42.00 With fittings
2.5%
4009.42.00.20 Brake hoses for the vehicles of subheadings 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705 or 8711
kg 4009.42.00.50 Other
kg 4010 Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanized rubber:
Conveyor belts and belting:
4010.11.00.00 Reinforced only with metal
kg 3.3%
4010.12 Reinforced only with textile materials:
4010.12.10.00 With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber
kg 4.1%
With textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber:
4010.12.50.00 Of a width exceeding 20 cm
kg 8%
4010.12.55.00 Other
kg 6.4%
4010.12.90.00 Other
kg 1.9%
4010.19 Other:
Combined with textile materials:
4010.19.10.00 With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber
kg 4.1%
With textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber:
4010.19.50.00 Of a width exceeding 20 cm
kg 8%
4010.19.55.00 Other
kg 6.4%
4010.19.80.00 Other
kg 1.9%
4010.19.91.00 Other
kg 3.3%
Transmission belts or belting:
4010.31 Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross section (V-belts),V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 180 cm:
4010.31.30.00 Combined with textile materials
kg 3.4%
4010.31.60.00 Other
kg 2.8%
4010.32 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:
4010.32.30.00 Combined with textile materials
kg 3.4%
4010.32.60.00 Other
kg 2.8%
4010.33 Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm:
4010.33.30.00 Combined with textile materials
kg 3.4%
4010.33.60.00 Other
kg 2.8%
4010.34 Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross section (V-belts), other thanV-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm:
4010.34.30.00 Combined with textile materials
kg 3.4%
4010.34.60.00 Other
kg 2.8%
4010.35 Endless synchronous belts of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cm:
Combined with textile materials:
4010.35.30.00 With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber
kg 4.1%
With textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber:
4010.35.41.00 Of a width exceeding 20 cm
kg 8%
4010.35.45.00 Other
kg 6.4%
4010.35.50.00 Other
kg 1.9%
4010.35.90.00 Other
kg 3.3%
4010.36 Endless synchronous belts of an outside circumference exceeding 150 cm but not exceeding 198 cm:
Combined with textile materials:
4010.36.30.00 With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber
kg 4.1%
With textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber:
4010.36.41.00 Of a width exceeding 20 cm
kg 8%
4010.36.45.00 Other
kg 6.4%
4010.36.50.00 Other
kg 1.9%
4010.36.90.00 Other
kg 3.3%
4010.39 Other:
Of trapezoidal cross section (V-belts and belting):
4010.39.10.00 Combined with textile materials:
kg 3.4%
4010.39.20.00 Other
kg 2.8%
Other:
Combined with textile materials:
4010.39.30.00 With textile components in which vegetable fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber
kg 4.1%
With textile components in which man-made fibers predominate by weight over any other single textile fiber:
4010.39.41.00 Of a width exceeding 20 cm
kg 8%
4010.39.45.00 Other
kg 6.4%
4010.39.50.00 Other
kg 1.9%
4010.39.90.00 Other
kg 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%
4011.10.10.10 Having a rim diameter of 33.02 cm (13 inches) or less
No. 4011.10.10.20 Having a rim diameter greater than 33.02 cm (13 inches) but not more than 35.56 cm (14 inches)
No. 4011.10.10.30 Having a rim diameter greater than 35.56 cm (14 inches) but not more than 38.10 cm (15 inches)
No. 4011.10.10.40 Having a rim diameter greater than 38.10 cm (15 inches) but not more than 40.64 cm (16 inches)
No. 4011.10.10.50 Having a rim diameter greater than 40.64 cm (16 inches) but not more than 43.18 cm (17 inches)
No. 4011.10.10.60 Having a rim diameter greater than 43.18 cm (17 inches) but not more than 45.72 cm (18 inches)
No. 4011.10.10.70 Having a rim diameter greater than 45.72 cm (18 inches)
No. 4011.10.50.00 Other
No. 3.4%
4011.20 Of a kind used on buses or trucks:
4011.20.10 Radial
4%
On-the-highway:
4011.20.10.05 Light truck
No. 4011.20.10.15 Other
No. Off-the-highway:
4011.20.10.25 For use on a rim measuring 40.6 cm or more in diameter
No. 4011.20.10.35 Other
No. 4011.20.50 Other
3.4%
On-the-highway:
4011.20.50.10 Light truck
No. 4011.20.50.20 Other
No. Off-the-highway:
4011.20.50.30 For use on a rim measuring 40.6 cm or more in diameter
No. 4011.20.50.50 Other
No. 4011.30.00 Of a kind used on aircraft
Free
4011.30.00.10 For use in civil aircraft
No. 4011.30.00.50 Other
No. 4011.40.00.00 Of a kind used on motorcycles
No. Free
4011.50.00.00 Of a kind used on bicycles
No. Free
4011.70.00 Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines
Free
4011.70.00.10 Having a "herring-bone" or similar tread
No. 4011.70.00.50 Other
No. 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
4011.80.10.10 Having a rim size not exceeding 61 cm
No. 4011.80.10.20 Having a rim size exceeding 61 cm
No. Other:
4011.80.20 Radial
4%
4011.80.20.10 Having a rim size not exceeding 61 cm
No. 4011.80.20.20 Having a rim size exceeding 61 cm
No. 4011.80.80 Other
3.4%
4011.80.80.10 Having a rim size not exceeding 61 cm
No. 4011.80.80.20 Having a rim size exceeding 61 cm
No. 4011.90 Other:
4011.90.10 Having a "herring-bone" or similar tread
Free
4011.90.10.10 Of a kind used on golf carts, all-terrain vehicles, and for turf, lawn and garden, and trailer applications
No. 4011.90.10.50 Other
No. 4011.90.20 Radial
4%
4011.90.20.10 Of a kind used on golf carts, all-terrain vehicles, and for turf, lawn and garden, and trailer applications
No. 4011.90.20.50 Other
No. 4011.90.80 Other
3.4%
4011.90.80.10 Of a kind used on golf carts, all-terrain vehicles, and for turf, lawn and garden, and trailer applications
No. 4011.90.80.50 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 Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars):
4012.11.40.00 Radial
No. 4%
4012.11.80.00 Other
No. 3.4%
4012.12 Of a kind used on buses or trucks:
4012.12.40 Radial
4%
On-the-highway truck and bus tires:
4012.12.40.15 Light truck
No. 4012.12.40.25 Other
No. 4012.12.40.35 Other
No. 4012.12.80 Other
3.4%
On-the-highway truck and bus tires:
4012.12.80.19 Light truck
No. 4012.12.80.29 Other
No. 4012.12.80.50 Other
No. 4012.13.00 Of a kind used on aircraft
Free
4012.13.00.10 For use in civil aircraft
No. 4012.13.00.50 Other
No. 4012.19 Other:
4012.19.20.00 Designed for tractors provided for in subheadings 8701.91.10, 8701.92.10, 8701.93.10, 8701.94.10 or 8701.95.10 or for agricultural or horticultural machinery or implements provided for in chapter 84 or in subheading 8716.80.10
No. Free
Other:
4012.19.40.00 Radial
No. 4%
4012.19.80.00 Other
No. 3.4%
4012.20 Used pneumatic tires:
4012.20.10 Aircraft
Free
4012.20.10.10 For use in civil aircraft
No. 4012.20.10.50 Other
No. Designed for tractors provided for in subheadings 8701.91.10, 8701.92.10, 8701.93.10, 8701.94.10 or 8701.95.10 or for agricultural or horticultural machinery or implements provided for in chapter 84 or in subheading 8716.80.10:
4012.20.15.00 Of a kind used on vehicles, including tractors, for the on-highway transport of passengers or goods
No. Free
4012.20.45.00 Other
No. Free
Other:
4012.20.60.00 Of a kind used on vehicles, including tractors, for the on-highway transport of passengers or goods, or on vehicles of heading 8705
No. Free
4012.20.80.00 Other
No. Free
4012.90 Other:
4012.90.10.00 Solid or cushion tires
No. Free
Other:
Of natural rubber:
4012.90.30.00 Bicycle rim strips
kg, No. Free
4012.90.45.00 Other
kg, No. 4.2%
Other:
4012.90.70.00 Bicycle rim strips
kg, No. Free
4012.90.90.00 Other
kg, No. 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%
4013.10.00.10 Motor car
No. 4013.10.00.20 Truck and bus
No. 4013.20.00.00 Of a kind used on bicycles
No. Free
4013.90 Other:
4013.90.10.00 Designed for tires provided for in subheadings 4011.70.00, 4012.19.20, 4012.20.15 and 4012.20.45
No. Free
4013.90.50 Other
3.7%
4013.90.50.10 Motorcycle (including moped)
No. 4013.90.50.50 Other
No. 4014 Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including nursing nipples), of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber:
4014.10.00.00 Sheath contraceptives
gross Free
4014.90 Other:
4014.90.10.00 Nursing nipples
gross Free
4014.90.50.00 Other
No. 4.2%
4015 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:
Gloves, mittens and mitts:
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
4015.12.10.10 Medical gloves, mittens and mitts
doz. prs. 4015.12.10.20 Surgical gloves, mittens and mitts
doz. prs. 4015.12.90.00 Other
doz. prs. 14%
4015.19 Other:
4015.19.11 Seamless
3%
4015.19.11.10 Disposable
doz. prs. 4015.19.11.50 Other
doz. prs. 4015.19.51.00 Other
doz. prs. 14%
4015.90.00 Other
4%
4015.90.00.10 Aprons
doz. 4015.90.00.50 Other
doz. 4016 Other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:
4016.10.00.00 Of cellular rubber
kg Free
Other:
4016.91.00.00 Floor coverings and mats
kg 2.7%
4016.92.00.00 Erasers
kg 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%
4016.93.10.10 O-Rings
kg 4016.93.10.20 Oil seals
No., kg 4016.93.10.50 Other
kg 4016.93.50 Other
2.5%
4016.93.50.10 O-Rings
kg 4016.93.50.20 Oil seals
No., kg 4016.93.50.50 Other
kg 4016.94.00.00 Boat or dock fenders, whether or not inflatable
kg 4.2%
4016.95.00.00 Other inflatable articles
kg 4.2%
4016.99 Other:
4016.99.03.00 Containers, with or without their closures, of a kind used for the packing, transporting or marketing of merchandise
kg 3%
4016.99.05.00 Household articles not elsewhere specified or included
kg 3.4%
4016.99.10.00 Handles and knobs
kg 3.3%
4016.99.15.00 Caps, lids, seals, stoppers and other closures
kg 2.7%
4016.99.20.00 Toys for pets
kg 4.3%
Other:
Of natural rubber:
4016.99.30.00 Vibration control goods of a kind used in the vehicles of headings 8701 through 8705
kg Free
4016.99.35 Other
Free
4016.99.35.10 Rubber bands
kg 4016.99.35.50 Other
kg Other:
4016.99.55.00 Vibration control goods of a kind used in the vehicles of headings 8701 through 8705
kg 2.5%
4016.99.60 Other
2.5%
4016.99.60.10 Mechanical articles for motor vehicles
kg 4016.99.60.50 Other
kg 4017.00.00.00 Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber
kg 2.7%
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What does HTS Chapter 40 cover? ▼
HTS Chapter 40 covers Rubber and articles thereof. It contains 319 individual tariff classifications, of which 142 have specified duty rates. This chapter falls under Section VII (Plastics and Rubber).
What is the average tariff rate for Chapter 40? ▼
The average general (MFN) duty rate across all tariff lines in Chapter 40 is 2.4%. The highest individual rate in this chapter is 14%. Actual duty on a specific product depends on its precise HTS classification.
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