Balata Waste Scrap Prevention Blocks from Mexico
Balata gum blocks are formed in irregular shapes to minimize processing waste, maintained in primary form for industrial belting manufacture. These blocks are unworked and unadulterated, qualifying as balata in primary forms under tariff item 4001.30.00. The irregular block shape is explicitly listed as a primary form in Chapter Note 3(b).
Duty Rate — Mexico → Canada
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Import Tips
• Verify that the blocks contain no added vulcanizing agents, pigments, or fillers, as these would exclude them from heading 40.01 under Chapter Note 5
• Present the blocks as balata in primary form, not as waste or scrap, which falls under heading 40.04
• Keep records of the coagulation process to show no compounding occurred