HTS Codes / Chapter 40

4017.00.00.00

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

Duty rates

General (MFN)

2.7%

Special programs

Free (A,AU,B,BH,C,CL,CO,D,E,IL,JO,KR,MA,OM,P,PA,PE,S,SG)

Column 2 (non-MFN)

80%

Unit of quantity

kg

“General” applies to imports from most trading partners under normal trade relations. “Special” lists products eligible for reduced or duty-free treatment under programs like GSP, USMCA, CAFTA-DR, or individual free-trade agreements. “Column 2” applies to imports from countries without normal trade relations (currently Cuba and North Korea).

Chapter 40

Rubber and articles thereof (Section VII — Plastics and articles thereof; rubber)