Chapter 40 Rubber and articles thereof - PART VII: PLASTIC AND ARTICLES OF PLASTIC; RUBBER AND ARTICLES OF RUBBER

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Chapter 40: Rubber and articles thereof

Notes

1. Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout the Nomenclature 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, rubber substitutes obtained from oils, and such substances reclaimed.

2. This chapter does not cover:

(a) Goods in Section XI (textiles and textile products);

(b) Footwear or parts of footwear of Chapter 64;

(c) Hats and other headgear or parts thereof (including bathing caps) of Chapter 65;

(d) Electrical or mechanical appliances or parts thereof of Section XVI (including electrical appliances of all kinds), of hard rubber;

(e) Products of Chapters 90, 92, 94 or 96; or

(f) Articles of Chapter 95 (other than sports gloves, mittens and mitts and articles of headings 40.11 to 40.13).

3. In headings 40.01 to 40.03 and 40.05, the expression “primary forms” applies only to the following forms:

(a) Liquids and pastes (including latex, whether or not pre-vulcanized, and other dispersions and solutions);

(b) Blocks of irregular shape, lumps, flakes, powders, granules, pieces, flakes and similar bulk forms.

4. Subject to Note 1 to this Chapter and to heading 40.02, the expression “synthetic rubber” applies to:

(a) Unsaturated synthetics which can be converted unilaterally by vulcanization with sulphur to a non-thermoplastic which, when heated between 18 ^° C and 29 ^° C, will not rupture on extension to three times their original length, and will return to not more than 1.5 times their original length after extension to two times their original length within 5 minutes. For the purposes of this test method, substances necessary for cross-linking, such as catalysts or activators, may be added; the presence of substances specified in Notes 5(B)(ii) and (iii) is also acceptable. However, the presence of any substance not necessary for cross-linking, such as fillers, plasticizers and expanders, is unacceptable;

(b) Sulphur-containing plastics (TM); and

(c) Natural rubber modified by grafting or blending with plastics, depolymerized natural rubber, mixtures of unsaturated synthetic substances with saturated synthetic high molecular weight polymers provided that all the above products comply with the requirements for vulcanization, elongation and recovery as set out in (a) above.

5. (A) Headings 40.01 and 40.02 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 to prepare the pre-vulcanization of rubber latex);

(ii) dyes or other colouring matter, except where such matter is added solely for the purpose of identification;

(iii) plasticizers or expanders (except mineral oils in the case of oil-expanded rubber), fillers, reinforcing agents, organic solvents or any other substances, except those permitted under item (B);

(B) The presence of the following substances in any rubber or mixture of rubbers shall not affect its classification in heading 40.01 or 40.02, provided that the rubber or mixture of rubbers retains its essential character as a raw material, as may be the case in the following cases:

(i) emulsifiers or anti-sticking agents;

(ii) small amounts of emulsifier breakdown products;

(iii) very small amounts of the following: thermosensitive agents (generally for the production of thermosensitive latex), cationic surface-active agents (generally for the production of cationic latex), antioxidants, coagulants, crumbling agents, cryogenic agents, preservatives, peptizers, stabilizers, viscosity modifiers or similar special purpose additives.

6. For the purposes of heading 40.04, the expression “waste, parings and scrap” means rubber waste, parings and scrap from the manufacture or working of rubber and rubber goods which are no longer fit for their original use because of cutting up, wear or other reasons.

7. Thread wholly of vulcanized rubber, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 5 mm, is to be classified as strip, rods or profile shapes, of heading 40.08.

8. Heading 40.10 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 40.01, 40.02, 40.03, 40.05 and 40.08 the expressions “plates”, “sheets” and “strip” apply only to plates, sheets and 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 40.08 the expressions “rods” and “profile shapes” apply only to products as described, 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

400110

– Natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanized:

– – Containing more than 0.5% ammonia by volume:

40011011

– – – Centrifuged latex ^(SEN)

40011019

– – – Other

– – Containing not more than 0.5% ammonia by volume:

40011021

– – – Centrifuged latex ^(SEN)

40011029

– – – Other

– Natural rubber in other forms:

400121

– – Smoked rubber sheet:

40012110

– – – RSS rank 1 ^(SEN)

40012120

– – – RSS 2nd class ^(SEN)

40012130

– – – RSS rank 3 ^(SEN)

40012140

– – – RSS rank 4 ^(SEN)

40012150

– – – RSS rank 5 ^(SEN)

40012190

– – – Other

400122

– – Technically Specified Natural Rubber (TSNR):

40012210

– – – TSNR 10 ^(SEN)

40012220

– – – TSNR 20 ^(SEN)

40012230

– – – TSNR L ^(SEN)

40012240

– – – TSNR CV ^(SEN)

40012250

– – – TSNR GP ^(SEN)

40012260

– – – TSNR 5 ^(SEN)

40012290

– – – Other

400129

– – Other types:

40012910

– – – Air-dried sheet rubber ^(SEN)

40012920

– – – Crepe from rubber latex ^(LOTUS)

40012930

– – – Crepe for shoe soles ^(SEN)

40012950

– – – Other crepes

40012960

– – – High quality processed rubber

40012970

– – – Rubber siding

40012980

– – – The recovered type (on the tree, on the ground or smoked type) and the remaining part on the cup ^(SEN)

– – – Other, in primary forms:

40012994

– – – – Deproteinized natural rubber (DPNR) ^(SEN)

40012996

– – – – Other

40012999

– – – Other

400130

– Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums:

40013020

– – Primary form

40013090

– – Other

4002

Synthetic rubber and rubber substitutes derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of any product of heading 40.01 with any product of this heading, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip

– Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR); carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR):

40021100

– – Latex form (rubber latex form)

400219

– – Other types:

40021910

– – – In primary forms or in unvulcanized or uncompounded plates, sheets or strip

40021990

– – – Other

400220

– Butadiene rubber (BR):

40022010

– – Primary form

40022090

– – Other

– Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR); halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR):

400231

– – Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR):

40023110

– – – Unvulcanized, uncompounded plates, sheets or strip

40023190

– – – Other

400239

– – Other types:

40023910

– – – Unvulcanized, uncompounded plates, sheets or strip

40023990

– – – Other

– Chloroprene rubber (chlorobutadiene) (CR):

40024100

– – Latex form (rubber latex form)

400249

– – Other types:

40024910

– – – Primary form

40024990

– – – Other

– Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR):

40025100

– – Latex form (rubber latex form)

400259

– – Other types:

40025910

– – – Primary form

40025990

– – – Other

400260

– Isoprene rubber (IR):

40026010

– – Primary form

40026090

– – Other

400270

– Unconjugated diene rubber-ethylene-propylene (EPDM):

40027010

– – Primary form

40027090

– – Other

400280

– Mixtures of any product of heading 40.01 with any product of this heading:

40028010

– – Mixture of natural rubber latex with synthetic rubber latex

40028090

– – Other

– Other types:

40029100

– – Latex form (rubber latex form)

400299

– – Other types:

40029930

– – – Epoxidized natural rubber (ENR)

40029940

– – – Other, in primary forms or in unvulcanized or uncompounded plates, sheets or strip

40029990

– – – Other

40030000

Regenerated rubber in virgin form or in sheet, plate or strip form.

40040000

Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom

4005

Compounded rubber, unvulcanized, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip

400510

– Mixture with carbon black or silica:

40051010

– – Of natural resin

40051090

– – Other

40052000

– Soluble form; dispersion form except for products of subheading 4005.10

– Other types:

400591

– – Plate, sheet and strip form:

40059110

– – – Of natural resin

40059190

– – – Other

400599

– – Other types:

40059910

– – – Latex

40059920

– – – Natural rubber blended with substances other than carbon or silica

40059990

– – – Other

4006

Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example, discs and rings), of unvulcanized rubber

40061000

– “Camel-back” strip used to retread rubber tires

400690

– Other types:

– – Of natural resins:

40069011

– – – Products

40069019

– – – Other

40069090

– – Other

40070000

Vulcanized rubber yarn and cord

4008

Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber

– From foam rubber:

400811

– – Plate, sheet and strip form:

40081110

– – – Over 5 mm thick, with one side lined with textile fabric

40081120

– – – Other, pieces, panels, interlocking for flooring and wall cladding

40081190

– – – Other

40081900

– – Other

– From non-porous rubber:

400821

– – Plate, sheet and strip form:

40082110

– – – Over 5 mm thick, with one side lined with textile fabric

40082120

– – – Other, pieces, panels, interlocking for flooring and wall cladding

40082130

– – – Water barrier tape ^(SEN)

40082140

– – – Rubber sheets used for shoe soles

40082190

– – – Other

40082900

– – Other

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 combined with other materials:

40091100

– – No mounting accessories included

400912

– – Comes with mounting accessories:

40091210

– – – Mud suction and discharge pipes for mining ^(SEN)

40091290

– – – Other

– Reinforced or combined solely with metal:

400921

– – No mounting accessories included:

40092110

– – – Mud suction and discharge pipes for mining ^(SEN)

40092190

– – – Other

400922

– – Comes with mounting accessories:

40092210

– – – Mud suction and discharge pipes for mining ^(SEN)

40092290

– – – Other

– Reinforced or combined solely with textile materials:

400931

– – No mounting accessories included:

40093110

– – – Mud suction and discharge pipes for mining ^(SEN)

– – – Other types:

40093191

– – – – Fuel pipes, heat pipes and water pipes, of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11

40093199

– – – – Other

400932

– – Comes with mounting accessories:

40093210

– – – Mud suction and discharge pipes for mining ^(SEN)

40093290

– – – Other

– Reinforced or combined with other materials:

400941

– – No mounting accessories included:

40094110

– – – Rubber hose for gas stove ^(SEN)

40094190

– – – Other

400942

– – Comes with mounting accessories:

40094210

– – – Mud suction and discharge pipes for mining ^(SEN)

40094220

– – – Rubber hose for gas stove ^(SEN)

40094290

– – – Other

4010

Conveyor belts or belting or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanized rubber

– Conveyor belt or conveyor:

40101100

– – Reinforced with metal only

40101200

– – Reinforced only with textile material

40101900

– – Other

– Conveyor belt or conveyor belt:

40103100

– – Continuous conveyor belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, with an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 180 cm

40103200

– – Continuous transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), other than V-ribbed belts, with an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 180 cm

40103300

– – Continuous conveyor belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, with an outside circumference exceeding 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm

40103400

– – Continuous transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), other than V-ribbed belts, with an outside circumference exceeding 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm

40103500

– – Continuous synchronous conveyor belts, with an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cm

40103600

– – Continuous synchronous conveyor belts, with an outside circumference exceeding 150 cm but not exceeding 198 cm

40103900

– – Other

4011

Inflatable rubber tire, unused

40111000

– Type used for motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)

401120

– Type used for passenger cars (buses) ⁽¹⁾ or freight cars (lorries):

– – Width not exceeding 450 mm:

40112011

– – – Not exceeding 230 mm in width and fitted with rims not exceeding 16 inches in diameter ^(SEN)

40112012

– – – Not exceeding 230 mm in width and fitted with rims having a diameter exceeding 16 inches ^(SEN)

40112013

– – – Of a width exceeding 230 mm but not exceeding 385 mm ^(SEN)

40112019

– – – Other

40112090

– – Other

40113000

– Type used for aircraft

40114000

– Type for motorcycles

40115000

– Type for bicycles

40117000

– Type for use on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machinery

401180

– Type used for construction, mining or industrial loading and unloading vehicles and machines:

– – Mount rims with a diameter not exceeding 24 inches:

40118011

– – – Of a kind used on tractors, machines of heading 84.29 or 84.30, forklift trucks, wheelbarrows or other industrial handling vehicles and machines

40118019

– – – Other

– – Fitted with rims of a diameter exceeding 24 inches, of a kind used on tractors, machines of heading 84.29 or 84.30, forklift trucks or other industrial handling vehicles and machines:

40118031

– – – Of a kind used on machines of heading 84.29 or 84.30

40118039

– – – Other

40118040

– – Rims over 24 inches in diameter, other

401190

– Other types:

40119010

– – Of a kind used on vehicles of Chapter 87

40119020

– – Of a kind used for machines of heading 84.29 or 84.30

40119090

– – Other

4012

Used or retreaded pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or semi-solid tyres, treads and rim liners, of rubber

– Retreaded tires:

40121100

– – Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)

401212

– – Of a type used for buses ⁽¹⁾ or lorries:

40121210

– – – Width not exceeding 450 mm

40121290

– – – Other

40121300

– – Type used for aircraft

401219

– – Other types:

40121920

– – – Of a kind used for machines of heading 84.27

40121930

– – – Of a kind used on machines of heading 84.29 or 84.30

– – – Of a kind used on vehicles of Chapter 87:

40121941

– – – – Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry tractors

40121949

– – – – Other

40121990

– – – Other

401220

– Used pneumatic tires:

40122010

– – Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)

– – Of a type used for buses ⁽¹⁾ or lorries:

40122021

– – – Width not exceeding 450 mm

40122029

– – – Other

40122030

– – Type used for aircraft

40122040

– – Type for motorcycles

40122050

– – Type for bicycles

40122060

– – Of a kind used for machines of heading 84.29 or 84.30

– – Of a kind used on other vehicles of Chapter 87:

40122071

– – – Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry tractors

40122079

– – – Other

40122080

– – Of a kind used for machines of heading 84.27

– – Other types:

40122091

– – – Slick tire ^(SEN)

40122099

– – – Other

401290

– Other types:

– – Solid tires:

40129014

– – – Solid tyres with an outer diameter exceeding 250 mm and a width not exceeding 450 mm

40129017

– – – Solid tyres with an outer diameter of over 250 mm and a width of over 450 mm

40129019

– – – Other

– – Semi-solid tires:

40129021

– – – Width not exceeding 450 mm

40129022

– – – With a width of more than 450 mm

– – Retreaded tire:

40129071

– – – Width not exceeding 450 mm ^(SEN)

40129072

– – – With a width of over 450 mm ^(SEN)

40129080

– – Rim lining

40129090

– – Other

4013

All kinds of inner tubes, made of rubber

401310

– Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars), passenger cars ⁽¹⁾ or goods vehicles:

– – Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars):

40131011

– – – For tires with a width not exceeding 450 mm

40131019

– – – For tires with a width of over 450 mm

– – Of a type used for buses ⁽¹⁾ or lorries:

40131021

– – – For tires with a width not exceeding 450 mm

40131029

– – – For tires with a width of over 450 mm

40132000

– Type for bicycles

401390

– Other types:

– – Of a kind used for machines of heading 84.29 or 84.30:

40139011

– – – For tires with a width not exceeding 450 mm

40139019

– – – For tires with a width of over 450 mm

40139020

– – Type for motorcycles

– – Of a kind used on other vehicles of Chapter 87:

40139031

– – – For tires with a width not exceeding 450 mm

40139039

– – – For tires with a width of over 450 mm

40139040

– – Type used for aircraft

– – Other types:

40139091

– – – For tires with a width not exceeding 450 mm

40139099

– – – For tires with a width of over 450 mm

4014

Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including teats), of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber

40141000

– Contraceptive condom

401490

– Other types:

40149010

– – Teats for baby bottles and the like

40149040

– – Pharmaceutical stoppers

40149050

– – Finger cots

40149090

– – Other

4015

Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber

– Gloves, mittens and mitts:

401512

– – Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes:

40151210

– – – Of vulcanized natural rubber

40151290

– – – Of other vulcanized rubber

401519

– – Other types:

40151910

– – – Of vulcanized natural rubber

40151990

– – – Of other vulcanized rubber

401590

– Other types:

40159010

– – Lead apron to protect against radiation

40159020

– – Diver's suit

40159090

– – Other

4016

Other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber

401610

– From foam rubber:

40161010

– – Linings and padding for garments or for clothing accessories

40161020

– – Panels and pieces joined together for flooring and wall cladding

40161090

– – Other

– Other types:

401691

– – Floor coverings and mats:

40169110

– – – Mat

40169120

– – – Loose panels for assembly

40169190

– – – Other

401692

- - Eraser:

40169210

– – – Eraser tips

40169290

– – – Other

401693

– – Gaskets, washers and other inserts:

40169310

– – – Type used to insulate capacitor pins ^(SEN)

40169320

– – – Gaskets and rims, of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.11

40169390

– – – Other

40169400

– – Fenders for ships or docks, whether or not inflatable

40169500

– – Other inflatable products

401699

– – Other types:

– – – Parts and accessories for vehicles of Chapter 87:

40169911

– – – – For vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03, 87.04 or 87.05, except for rubber surrounds around door windows

40169912

– – – – For vehicles of heading 87.11

40169913

– – – – Rubber surrounds for door windows, of a kind used for motor vehicles of heading 87.02, 87.03 or 87.04

40169915

– – – – For use in vehicles of heading 87.09, 87.13, 87.15 or 87.16

40169916

– – – – Bicycle fenders ^(SEN)

40169917

– – – – Bicycle Parts ^(SEN)

40169918

– – – – Other bicycle accessories ^(SEN)

40169919

– – – – Other

40169920

– – – Parts and accessories of parachutes of heading 88.04

40169930

– – – Rubber strip

40169940

– – – Panels, separate pieces joined together for wall cladding

– – – Other articles of a kind used in electrical or mechanical machinery or appliances, or for other technical purposes:

40169951

– – – – Rubber roller

40169952

– – – – Tyre mould bladders ^(SEN)

40169953

– – – – Insulating cover

40169954

– – – – Rubber rings and covers for automotive wiring systems

40169959

– – – – Other

40169960

– – – Rail pad

40169970

– – – Construction load-bearing type including bridge load

– – – Other types:

40169991

– – – – Tablecloth

40169999

– – – – Other

4017

Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber

40170010

– Panels and pieces joined together for flooring and wall cladding

40170020

– Other hard rubber products

40170090

– Other

(1): Refer to TCVN 9384:2012 and TCVN 7271:2003

(SEN): Refer to the Supplementary Notes (SEN) of the ASEAN Harmonized Tariff Nomenclature (AHTN) 2022