Gutta-Percha Plates from China
Gutta-percha, a natural gum from Palaquium trees, formed into rectangular plates for electrical insulation and dental applications. Falls under HTS 4001.30.00.55 as primary plates of gutta-percha, uncompounded and retaining raw material character per chapter notes.
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
• Confirm no addition of pigments or plasticizers beyond permitted stabilizers to maintain primary form classification
• Include botanical origin certification to distinguish from synthetic rubber under note 2
• Avoid packaging that implies finished article status, which could shift to later headings