Analysis
HTS 4005.10.00 covers compounded with carbon black or silica under heading 4005 (compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip).
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 39% of the 142 tariff lines in chapter 40 that are also free. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
The other lines in the same group are 4005.20.00 (solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading…, duty-free), 4005.91.00 (plates, sheets, and strip, duty-free) and 4005.99.00 (other: other, duty-free).
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 20% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 20% duty.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 326299 (All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing), an industry of 650 US establishments employing 32,409 people, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
All 3 neighbouring lines carry the same duty-free rate, so a borderline choice between them changes the statistics reported, not the duty paid.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4005.20.00 | Solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading 4005.10 | Free |
| 4005.91.00 | Plates, sheets, and strip | Free |
| 4005.99.00 | Other: other | Free |