Chlorinated EPDM Rubber (Cl-EPDM) from China
Chlorinated ethylene-propylene-diene terpolymer rubber, with chlorination ensuring >95% modified monomer dominance. Applied in weatherproof roofing membranes and wire insulation. HTS 3911.90.70.00 covers this as other chlorinated synthetic rubber.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Use GPC/FTIR analysis docs to prove predominant chlorinated unit per note (a)(4)
• Declare free of vulcanizing agents to stay in primary forms