Analysis
HTS 4005.20.00 covers solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading 4005.10 under heading 4005 (compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip).
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 39% of the 142 tariff lines in chapter 40, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. 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 4005.10.00 (compounded with carbon black or silica, 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. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4005.10.00 | Compounded with carbon black or silica | Free |
| 4005.91.00 | Plates, sheets, and strip | Free |
| 4005.99.00 | Other: other | Free |