HTS heading 4001
Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip — 20 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.
| Code | Description | General rate | Units |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4001 | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip + Ch. 99 | not stated | — |
| 4001.10.00.00 | Natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanized + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 4001.21.00 | Smoked sheets + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 4001.21.00.10 | Grade 1 + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.21.00) | kg |
| 4001.21.00.20 | Grade 2 + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.21.00) | kg |
| 4001.21.00.30 | Grade 3 + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.21.00) | kg |
| 4001.21.00.50 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.21.00) | kg |
| 4001.22.00 | Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR) + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 4001.22.00.05 | Grade 5 + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.22.00) | kg |
| 4001.22.00.10 | Grade CV + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.22.00) | kg |
| 4001.22.00.15 | Grade L + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.22.00) | kg |
| 4001.22.00.20 | Grade 10 + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.22.00) | kg |
| 4001.22.00.25 | Grade 20 + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.22.00) | kg |
| 4001.22.00.50 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.22.00) | kg |
| 4001.29.00.00 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free | kg |
| 4001.30.00 | Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums + Ch. 99 | Free | — |
| 4001.30.00.05 | Balata + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.30.00) | kg |
| 4001.30.00.10 | Gutta-percha and guttas, not elsewhere specified or included + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.30.00) | kg |
| 4001.30.00.20 | Chicle + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.30.00) | kg |
| 4001.30.00.55 | Other + Ch. 99 | Free (inherited from 4001.30.00) | kg |
14 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.
Additional duties may apply
20 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.
Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.