Balata Gum Plates for Industrial Chewing Gum Base from China
Sheets of balata natural gum in rectangular plates used as base for specialty industrial adhesives and chewing gum production. HTS 4001.29.00.00 covers natural gums like balata in plates/sheets, primary forms per chapter notes excluding compounded products.
Duty Rate — China → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.03.030%Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Obtain botanical origin certificates distinguishing balata from synthetic substitutes
• Confirm plate dimensions meet 'simply cut rectangular' definition to avoid 4008 reclassification
• Watch for contamination claims; test for synthetic rubber mixing which shifts to 4002