Analysis
HTS 4008.29.20 covers other: profile shapes under heading 4008 (plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard…).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 3.3%. The costliest confusion would be with 4008.21.00 (plates, sheets and strip) at duty-free, a difference of 2.9 points on the customs value.
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 Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the civil aircraft agreement, and 14 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4008.11.10 | Plates, sheets and strip: of natural rubber | Free |
| 4008.11.50 | Plates, sheets and strip: other | 3.3% |
| 4008.19.20 | Of natural rubber: profile shapes | Free |
| 4008.19.40 | Of natural rubber: other | Free |
| 4008.19.60 | Other: profile shapes | 3.3% |
| 4008.19.80 | Other: other | 3.3% |
| 4008.21.00 | Plates, sheets and strip | Free |
| 4008.29.40 | Other: other | 2.9% |