HTS heading · chapter 40
4009
Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges)
Analysis
Heading 4009 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges). It divides into 8 six-digit subheadings and 8 eight-digit tariff lines, with 12 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
None of its 8 lines is duty-free at the general rate. Rates run from 2.5% to 2.5% with a median of 2.5%, so the line you choose sets the duty.
The largest subheadings are 4009.11 (unnamed, 1 line), 4009.12 (unnamed, 1 line), 4009.21 (unnamed, 1 line) and 4009.22 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing (326220) and Motor Vehicle Brake System Manufacturing (336340). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of 2.5% sits at the 47th percentile of the headings in chapter 40.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4009.11.00 | Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials: without fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.12.00 | Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials: with fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.21.00 | Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal: without fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.22.00 | Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal: with fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.31.00 | Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials: without fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.32.00 | Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials: with fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.41.00 | Reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials: without fittings | 2.5% |
| 4009.42.00 | Reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials: with fittings | 2.5% |