Analysis
HTS 4006.10.00 covers "Camel-back" strips for retreading rubber tires under heading 4006 (other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example…).
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 2.7%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 4006.90.10 (other: of natural rubber), at duty-free: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 2.9 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 2.9% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 40 (59th percentile of 142 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $290 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 35%, 12.1 times the general rate.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.9%. It is also eligible under GSP, the developing-country programme, which Congress has to renew; check whether GSP is in force on the entry date.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4006.90.10 | Other: of natural rubber | Free |
| 4006.90.50 | Other: other | 2.7% |