Analysis
HTS 4016.99.35 covers of natural rubber: other under heading 4016 (other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in kilograms.
Neighbouring lines carry rates from duty-free to 4.3%, so the exact line matters. The widest gap is with 4016.99.20 (other: toys for pets), at 4.3%: a product that belongs there but is entered here, or the reverse, changes the duty by 4.3 percentage points.
For statistics it divides in two: 4016.99.35.10 for rubber bands and 4016.99.35.50 for other. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 35% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 35% duty.
Goods classified here enter the United States duty-free at the general (normal trade relations) rate, as do about 39% of the 142 tariff lines in chapter 40. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4016.99.55 | Vibration control goods of a kind used in the vehicles of headings 8701 through 8705 | 2.5% |
| 4016.99.60 | Other: other | 2.5% |