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2007 Schedule B - Chapter 40
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                            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.                                                       
4002 (con) Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms                                   
             or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of any product etc. - (con.):                  
               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                                                  
4009 (con) Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanized rubber other than hard                                       
             rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, etc. - (con.):                    
               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                                      
4010 (con) Conveyor or transmission belts or belting of vulcanized                                            
             rubber (con.):                                                                         
               Transmission belts or belting (con.):                                                
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.                                                 
4011 (con) New pneumatic tires, of rubber (con.):                                                             
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.                                     
4011 (con) New pneumatic tires, of rubber (con.):                                                             
               Other, having a "herring-bone" or similar tread (con.):                              
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                                      
                                                                      
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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).                                         
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