Analysis
Heading 4016 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule covers other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber. It divides into 7 six-digit subheadings and 16 eight-digit tariff lines, with 22 ten-digit statistical suffixes below them.
3 of its 16 lines with a percentage rate are duty-free at the general rate (19%) and 13 are dutiable, from duty-free up to 4.3%. The median line pays 2.7%.
The largest subheadings are 4016.99 (other, 9 lines), 4016.93 (gaskets, washers and other seals, 2 lines), 4016.10 (unnamed, 1 line) and 4016.91 (unnamed, 1 line).
By Census's concordance, most of its statistical lines are made by All Other Rubber Product Manufacturing (326299), Gasket, Packing, and Sealing Device Manufacturing (339991) and Rubber Product Manufacturing for Mechanical Use (326291). Those are the NAICS industries a US producer of these goods would report under.
Its median rate of 2.7% sits at the 53rd percentile of the headings in chapter 40.
Tariff lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 4016.10.00 | Of cellular rubber | Free |
| 4016.91.00 | Floor coverings and mats | 2.7% |
| 4016.92.00 | Other: erasers | 4.2% |
| 4016.93.10 | Of a kind used in the automotive goods of chapter 87 | 2.5% |
| 4016.93.50 | Gaskets, washers and other seals: other | 2.5% |
| 4016.94.00 | Boat or dock fenders, whether or not inflatable | 4.2% |
| 4016.95.00 | Other: other inflatable articles | 4.2% |
| 4016.99.03 | Containers, with or without their closures, of a kind used for the packing, transporting or marketing of merchandise | 3% |
| 4016.99.05 | Household articles not elsewhere specified or included | 3.4% |
| 4016.99.10 | Other: handles and knobs | 3.3% |
| 4016.99.15 | Caps, lids, seals, stoppers and other closures | 2.7% |
| 4016.99.20 | Other: toys for pets | 4.3% |
| 4016.99.30 | Vibration control goods of a kind used in the vehicles of headings 8701 through 8705 | Free |
| 4016.99.35 | Of natural rubber: other | Free |
| 4016.99.55 | Vibration control goods of a kind used in the vehicles of headings 8701 through 8705 | 2.5% |
| 4016.99.60 | Other: other | 2.5% |