---------------------------------------------------------------------- 2008 Schedule B - Chapter 40 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This document was produced for the Commodity Analysis Branch (CAB) of the U.S. Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division. Questions and comments can be directed to them via phone at 800-549-0595 (Menu Option 2). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Section VII - Chapter 40 Rubber and Articles Thereof Notes 1. Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout the export schedule the expression "rubber" means the following products, whether or not vulcanized or hard: natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, synthetic rubber, factice derived from oils, and such substances reclaimed. 2. This chapter does not cover: (a). Goods of section XI (textiles and textile articles); (b). Footwear or parts thereof of chapter 64; (c). Headgear of parts thereof (including bathing caps) of chapter 65; (d). Mechanical or electrical appliances or parts thereof of section XVI (including electrical goods of all kinds), of hard rubber; (e). Articles of chapters 90, 92, 94 or 96; or (f). Articles of chapter 95 (other than sports gloves, mittens and mitts and articles of headings 4011 to 4013). 3. In headings 4001 to 4003 and 4005 the expression "primary forms" applies only to the following forms: (a). Liquids and pastes (including latex, whether or not prevulcanized, and other dispersions and solutions); (b). Blocks of irregular shape, lumps, bales, powders, granules, crumbs and similar bulk forms. 4. In note 1 to this chapter and in heading 4002, the expression "synthetic rubber" applies to: (a). Unsaturated synthetic substances which can be irreversibly transformed by vulcanization with sulfur into non-thermoplastic substances which, at a temperature between 18 degrees C and 29 degrees C, will not break on being extended to three times their original length and will return, after being extended to twice their original length, within a period of five minutes, to a length not greater than one and a half times their original length. For the purposes of this test, substances necessary for the cross-linking, such as vulcanizing activators or accelerators, may be added; the presence of substances as provided for by note 5 (b) (ii) and (iii) is also permitted. However, the presence of any substances not necessary for the cross-linking, such as extenders, plasticizers and fillers, is not permitted; (b). Thioplasts (TM); and (c). Natural rubber modified by grafting or mixing with plastics, depolymerized natural rubber, mixtures of unsaturated synthetic substances with saturated synthetic high polymers provided that all the above-mentioned products comply with the requirements concerning vulcanization, elongation and recovery in (a) above. 5. As follows: (a). Headings 4001 and 4002 do not apply to any rubber or mixture of rubbers which has been compounded, before or after coagulation, with: (i). Vulcanizing agents, accelerators, retarders or activators (other than those added for the preparation of prevulcanized rubber latex); (ii). Pigments or other coloring matter other than those added solely for the purpose of identification; (iii). Plasticizers or extenders (except mineral oil in the case of oil-extended rubber), fillers, reinforcing agents, organic solvents or any other substances, except those permitted under (b); (b). The presence of the following substances in any rubber or mixture of rubbers shall not affect its classification in heading 4001 or 4002 as the case may be, provided that such rubber or mixture of rubbers retains its essential character as a raw material: (i). emulsifiers or antitack agents; (ii). small amounts of breakdown products of emulsifiers; (iii). very small amounts of the following: heat-sensitive agents (generally for latexes), cationic surface-active agents (generally for obtaining electro-positive rubber latexes), agents, peptizers, preservatives, stabilizers, viscosity-control agents, or similar special-purpose additives. 6. For the purposes of heading 4004 the expression "waste, parings and scrap" means rubber waste, parings and scrap from the manufacture or working of rubber and rubber goods definitely not usable as such because of cutting-up, wear or other reasons. 7. Thread wholly of vulcanized rubber, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 5 mm (0.2 in.), is to be classified as strip, rods or profile shapes, of heading 4008. 8. Heading 4010 includes conveyor or transmission belts or belting of textile fabric impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or made from textile yarn or cord impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber. 9. In headings 4001, 4002, 4003, 4005, and 4008, the expressions "plates", "sheets" and "strip" apply only to plates, sheets, strip and to blocks of regular geometric shape, uncut or simply cut to rectangular (including square) shape, whether or not having the character of articles and whether or not printed or otherwise surface-worked, but not otherwise cut to shape or further worked. In heading 4008, the expressions "rods" and "profile shapes" apply only to such products, whether or not cut to length or surface-worked but not otherwise worked. 4001 Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip: 4001100000 Natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanized kg* Natural rubber in other forms: 4001210000 Smoked sheets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4001220000 Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR) kg 4001290000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4001300000 Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4002 Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this heading, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip: Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR); carboxylated styrene- butadiene rubber (XSBR): 4002110000 Latex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4002190000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4002200000 Butadiene rubber (BR) . . . . . . . . . . . .kg Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR); halo-isobutene- isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR): 4002310000 Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR) . X 4002390000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg Chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR): 4002410000 Latex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4002490000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg * Kilograms dry rubber content. Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR): 4002510000 Latex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4002590000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4002600000 Isoprene rubber (IR) . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4002700000 Ethylene-propylene-nonconjugated diene rubber (EPDM) kg 4002800000 Mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this heading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg Other: 4002910000 Latex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4002990000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4003000000 Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip kg 4004000000 Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom . . . .kg 4005 Compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip: 4005100000 Compounded with carbon black or silica . . .kg 4005200000 Solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading 4005.10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg Other: 4005910000 Plates, sheets and strip . . . . . . . . .kg 4005990000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4006 Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example, discs and rings), of unvulcanized rubber: 4006100000 "Camel-back" strips for retreading rubber tires kg 4006900000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4007000000 Vulcanized rubber thread and cord . . . . . . .kg 4008 Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber: Of cellular rubber: 4008110000 Plates, sheets and strip . . . . . . . . .kg 4008190000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg Of noncellular rubber: 4008210000 Plates, sheets and strip . . . . . . . . .kg 4008290000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4009 Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges): Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials: 4009110000 Without fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 400912 With fittings: 4009120020 Brake hoses for the vehicles of subheading 8701.20 or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, or 8711 kg 4009120050 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal: 4009210000 Without fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 400922 With fittings: 4009220020 Brake hoses for the vehicles of subheading 8701.20 or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, or 8711 kg 4009220050 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials: 4009310000 Without fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 400932 With fittings: 4009320020 Brake hoses for the vehicles of subheading 8701.20 or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, or 8711kg 4009320050 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg Reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials: 4009410000 Without fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 400942 With fittings: 4009420020 Brake hoses for the vehicles of subheading 8701.20 or headings 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, or 8711 kg 4009420050 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4010 Conveyor or transmission belts or belting of vulcanized rubber: Conveyor belts or belting: 4010110000 Reinforced only with metal . . . . . . . .kg 4010120000 Reinforced only with textile materials . .kg 4010190100 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg Transmission belts or belting: 4010310000 Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceed- ing 60 cm but not exceeding 180 cm . . . .kg 4010320000 Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), other than V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 180 cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4010330000 Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceed- ing 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm . . .kg 4010340000 Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), other than V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4010350000 Endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cm . . . . . . . . . .kg 4010360000 Endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference exceeding 150 cm but not exceeding 198 cm . . . . . . . . .kg 4010390000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4011 New pneumatic tires, of rubber: 401110 Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars): 4011101000 Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4011105000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 401120 Of a kind used on buses or trucks: Radial: On-the-highway: 4011201005 Light truck . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4011201015 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. Off-the-highway: 4011201025 For use on a rim measuring 40.6 cm or more in diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4011201035 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. Other: On-the-highway: 4011205010 Light truck . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4011205020 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. Off-the-highway: 4011205030 For use on a rim measuring 40.6 cm or more in diameter . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4011205050 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4011300000 Of a kind used on aircraft . . . . . . . . .No. 4011400000 Of a kind used on motorcycles . . . . . . . .No. 4011500000 Of a kind used on bicycles . . . . . . . . .No. Other, having a "herring-bone" or similar tread: 4011610000 Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4011620000 Of a kind used on construction or industrial handling vehicles and machines and having a rim size not exceeding 61 cm . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4011630000 Of a kind used on construction or industrial handling vehicles and machines and having a rim size exceeding 61 cm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4011690000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. Other: 4011920000 Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 401193 Of a kind used on construction or industrial handling vehicles and machines and having a rim size not exceeding 61 cm: 4011934000 Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4011938000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 401194 Of a kind used on construction or industrial handling vehicles and machines and having a rim size exceeding 61 cm: 4011944000 Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4011948000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 401199 Other: 4011994500 Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4011998500 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4012 Retreaded or used pneumatic tires, of rubber; solid or cushion tires, tire treads and tire flaps, of rubber: Retreaded tires: 4012110000 Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4012120000 Of a kind used on buses or trucks . . . .No. 4012130000 Of a kind used on aircraft . . . . . . . .No. 4012190000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4012200000 Used pneumatic tires . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4012901000 Solid or cushion tires . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4012906000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .kg 4013 Inner tubes, of rubber: 401310 Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses or trucks: 4013100010 Motor car . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4013100020 Truck and bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4013200000 Of a kind used on bicycles . . . . . . . . .No. 4013900000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .No. 4014 Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including nursing nipples), of vulcanized rubber, other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber: 4014100000 Sheath contraceptives . . . . . . . . . . . . X 401490 Other: 4014901000 Nursing nipples . . . . . . . . . . . . .Gross 4014905000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 4015 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens or mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber: Gloves, mittens and mitts: 4015110100 Surgical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dz prs. 4015190002 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dz prs. 4015900000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 4016 Other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber: 4016100000 Of cellular rubber . . . . . . . . . . . . . X Other: 4016910000 Floor coverings and mats . . . . . . . . . X 4016920000 Erasers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 4016930000 Gaskets, washers and other seals . . . . . X 4016940000 Boat or dock fenders, whether or not inflatable X 4016950000 Other inflatable articles . . . . . . . . X 401699 Other: 4016990500 Household articles not elsewhere specified or included . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 4016995010 Mechanical articles for motor vehicles . X 4016996000 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . X 4017000000 Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber . . . X ---------------------------------------------------------------------- This document was produced for the Commodity Analysis Branch (CAB) of the U.S. Census Bureau's Foreign Trade Division. Questions and comments can be directed to them via phone at 800-549-0595 (Menu Option 2). ---------------------------------------------------------------------- File produced on 15 January 2008 ----------------------------------------------------------------------