HTS Section VII
Plastics and Rubber
Section VII groups 2 HTS chapters covering 819 tariff classifications, averaging about 3.5% general (MFN) duty, peaking in Chapter 39 at 4.6%.
- 3.5%
- avg chapter duty
- 2
- HTS chapters
- 819
- tariff classifications
- 4.6%
- peak (Ch 39)
According to the U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule 2026 Basic Edition, PlainTariff indexes 13,855 Column 1 general-rate tariff lines across 96 chapters as of August 2026. See our methodology for how rates are parsed and when the USITC vintage updates.
Section at a glance
According to PlainTariff's dutiable-only average MFN rates (USITC HTS 2026 Basic Edition), Section VII ranks #15 of 20 among sections with a measurable dutiable average (highest average = #1). The 2 chapters here average about 3.5% general (MFN) duty across 819 classifications.
- #15 of 20
- among sections by dutiable avg
- 3.5%
- avg chapter duty
- 2
- HTS chapters
- 819
- tariff classifications
Section averages orient only; duty is set at the individual tariff-line level (USITC HTS 2026 Basic Edition).
A mixed-rate section that needs a chapter comparison
Section VII spans 2 chapters with a 3.5% average general (MFN) rate. Compare the chapter bars before treating the section-level figure as representative of a product.
The section summary guides the search; the tariff-line page supplies the rate.
- Catalog
- 819
- classifications
- Route
- 2 chapters
- before the heading
FAO ag-trade commodities that map into Section VII
1 FAO commodity series (chapter-linked) overlap this USITC section, about $153.4M in reported global trade value across those series. This is agricultural trade volume, not a duty quote; open a commodity for country flows, then return to the chapter table for the operative HTS line.
- Natural rubber in other forms$153.4M
HTS Ch 40 · top exporter Thailand · top importer China; mainland
Source: FAO trade series joined to USITC chapters inside Section VII. Only sections with chapter-linked FAO rows render this band.
HTS section dispatch
SEC-VII · Section VIIRATE-LIGHT · RANK-MID · BOOK-MID · CH-2 · PEAK-MILD · PHOTO-FINISH
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RATE-LIGHT
4.8% avg MFN
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RANK-MID
#15 of 20
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BOOK-MID
819 lines
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CH-2
2 chapters
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PEAK-MILD
Peak 14%
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PHOTO-FINISH
≈ Sec V
Nearest avg-rate peer: Section V (-0.1 pts)
Dutiable MFN neighbourhood around Section VII
Lowest/highest poles plus sections nearest this sheet on dutiable-only average (USITC HTS 2026)
Section VII vs all HTS sections by classification count
Where this section's tariff-line inventory sits among all 22 HTS sections (schedule breadth, not a virtue ranking)
819 14th of 22 higher than 8 of 22 sections
Sections banded by USITC HTS classification count
Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more sections. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source USITC Harmonized Tariff Schedule 2026 Basic Edition · 2026-05-15
MFN rate bands in Section VII
Exclusive bands across all 378 tariff lines in this section (USITC HTS 2026). Rate complex covers non-ad-valorem or unparsed general rates, not a restatement of the chapter-average chart below.
Average duty rate by chapter, Section VII
Mean general (MFN) rate across each chapter's tariff lines
| Chapter | Title | Items | With Rates | Avg Rate | Max Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Plastics and articles thereof | 500 | 236 | 4.6% | 6.5% |
| 40 | Rubber and articles thereof | 319 | 142 | 2.4% | 14% |
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Nationwide HTS sections with similar tariff profiles
Two peer sets for Section VII, each excluding this section (the chapter table above stays the within-section path).
Similar dutiable average rate
Nearest other sections by dutiable-only MFN average (3.5% here).
Similar HTS line inventory
Nearest other sections by tariff-line count (819 here).
Read with Section VII
Contrast this sheet with nearest avg-rate peers and corpus poles, not a generic guide roster.
Section XII: Footwear
Highest dutiable-only average (15.0%) — contrast with Section VII.
Section XVI: Machinery
Lowest dutiable-only average (3.6%) — compare rate posture.
Section V: Mineral Products
Nearest avg-rate peer (4.7%) on the same dutiable-only basis.
Section VI: Products of the Chemical or Allied Industries
Nearest avg-rate peer (5.0%) on the same dutiable-only basis.
Section XVIII: Optical
Nearest avg-rate peer (4.6%) on the same dutiable-only basis.
Next steps
Drill from this section down to the exact rate for your product.
- Open any of Section VII's 2 chapters to see its tariff lines. Chapter table above
- Estimate the duty on a shipment in this category. Tariff calculator
- Search for a specific product by code or description. Search HTS
The section average is a rough guide; actual duty depends on the precise HTS classification and country of origin.
Related sections
Sources: U.S. International Trade Commission Harmonized Tariff Schedule (2026 Basic Edition) and FAO FAOSTAT Trade: Crops and Livestock. See our methodology for how figures are computed.
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