Chapter 40 — Rubber and articles thereof 4-digit heading

40.06 Unvulcanised rubber in other forms (e.g. rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (e.g. discs and rings)

One level above the number you declare. Pick one of the six-digit codes below.

Section VII, Plastics & Rubber — plastics, rubber and articles made of them, from raw polymers to tyres.

  1. 40 Chapter Rubber and articles thereof
  2. 06 Heading Unvulcanised rubber in other forms (e.g. rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (e.g. discs and rings)
  3. —— Subheading Pick one of the 2 six-digit codes below

Chapter 40 covers rubber and articles thereof: natural and synthetic rubber in primary form, plus finished rubber goods like tyres, hoses, belts and gaskets. Tyres alone account for a large share of this chapter's trade volume and get their own detailed subheadings by vehicle type. Classification tip: Tyre subheadings split by vehicle type (passenger car, truck/bus, motorcycle, aircraft, off-road) and by new versus retreaded, so match the tyre's actual application rather than defaulting to a generic tyre code.

All of chapter 40

The 2 six-digit codes under 40.06

One of these is the number you declare.

Other headings in chapter 40

40.01 Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar gums; in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip 40.02 Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of heading no. 4001 and 4002, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip 40.03 Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip 40.04 Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom 40.05 Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip 40.07 Vulcanised rubber thread and cord 40.08 Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber 40.09 Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber (other than hard rubber), with or without their fittings (e.g. joints, elbows, flanges) 40.10 Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber 40.11 New pneumatic tyres, of rubber 40.12 Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber 40.13 Inner tubes, of rubber 40.14 Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including teats), of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber 40.15 Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber 40.16 Articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, n.e.c. in chapter 40 40.17 Hard rubber (e.g. ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber

The wording above is the Harmonized System nomenclature as published by the World Customs Organization, HS 2022 edition. It is a classification reference, not a tariff: it carries no duty rates, and it stops at six digits — the importing country adds its own beyond that.

Classification is decided by the General Rules of Interpretation and the section and chapter notes, and it is the importing country’s customs authority that makes it binding.

Shipping goods under 40.06? A customs hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving — follow the container or the air waybill from departure to delivery.

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40.06 FAQ

Heading 40.06 covers unvulcanised rubber in other forms (e.g. rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (e.g. discs and rings). It is part of chapter 40 (rubber and articles thereof), and it is subdivided into 2 six-digit subheadings — the level you actually declare.

Pick one of the 2 subheadings below. Those six digits are what customs recognises internationally; the importing country may extend them to eight or ten in its own tariff schedule.

The General Rules of Interpretation, read together with the notes to Section VII and to chapter 40. A description that reads right is not enough on its own — the notes routinely pull goods out of the chapter they obviously belong to and put them somewhere else. Where duty or licensing turns on the answer, ask the importing country’s customs authority for a binding ruling.

A wrong or missing code is one of the common reasons customs holds a container, and a hold shows up as a milestone that stops moving. Watch for it in the container tracking app, on the air waybill in the air cargo tracker, or through the tracking API.

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