Analysis
HTS 4006.90.10 covers other: of natural rubber under heading 4006 (other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from 2.7% to 2.9%. The costliest confusion would be with 4006.10.00 ("Camel-back" strips for retreading rubber tires) at 2.9%, a difference of 2.9 points on the customs value.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
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 4006.10.00 ("Camel-back" strips for retreading rubber tires, 2.9%) and 4006.90.50 (other: other, 2.7%).
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.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4006.10.00 | "Camel-back" strips for retreading rubber tires | 2.9% |
| 4006.90.50 | Other: other | 2.7% |