Analysis
HTS 4016.95.00 covers other: other inflatable articles under heading 4016 (other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 4.3%. Compared with 4016.99.35 (of natural rubber: other), which pays duty-free, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 4.2 percentage points.
The general duty rate is 4.2% of the customs value, which is above most the rates in chapter 40 (89th percentile of 142 lines with an ad valorem rate). On a shipment valued at $10,000 that is $420 in duty before any Chapter 99 additions or preference claims.
Goods that qualify under GSP, the Australia FTA, the Bahrain FTA, the Chile FTA, the Colombia TPA, and 12 others can enter duty-free instead of paying 4.2%. 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 column 2 rate, for countries without normal trade relations, is 25%, 6.0 times the general rate.
Neighbouring 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% |
| 4016.99.03 | 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% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter