BIIR Rubber Bale from Japan
Brominated isobutene-isoprene rubber (BIIR) compressed into rectangular bales for storage and transport, used in pharmaceutical stoppers. HTS 4002.39.00.00 covers this as 'other' primary form bale of halo-butyl rubber, retaining raw material character.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include mill test reports showing compliance with synthetic rubber vulcanization test from Chapter Note 2
• Weigh bales precisely; oversized or irregular shapes risk reclassification as scrap