HTS tariff line · chapter 40
4009.21.00
Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal: without fittings
Analysis
HTS 4009.21.00 covers reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal: without fittings under heading 4009 (tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without…).
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Automotive Products Trade Act, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, and 13 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 2.5%. 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.
The general duty rate is 2.5% of the customs value, which is in the middle of the rates in chapter 40 (47th percentile of 142 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $250 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
The column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 10.0 times the general rate.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 326220 (Rubber and Plastics Hoses and Belting Manufacturing), an industry of 275 US establishments employing 20,288 people. That is the industry code a US manufacturer of the same product would normally use.
Neighbouring 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% |
| 4009.22.00 | 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% |