Automotive Tire Rubber Scrap
Waste rubber shavings and chunks generated from retreading worn automotive tires, unsuitable for direct reuse due to irregular shapes and contamination. Classified under HTS 4004.00.00.00 as waste, parings, and scrap from rubber goods manufacturing or working, specifically from tire processing. Powders may be produced by grinding this scrap.
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Alternative Classifications
This product could be classified differently depending on its characteristics or intended use.
If reclaimed rubber processed into sheets or blocks
Reclaimed rubber from scrap that's been devulcanized and formed into usable primary forms falls under heading 4003, not waste.
If chemically modified into plastic waste granules
If scrap undergoes chemical processing altering its rubber character into a plastic-like material, it shifts to Chapter 39 for plastics waste.
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Import Tips & Compliance
• Verify origin certification to confirm it's genuine manufacturing scrap, not used consumer waste, to avoid environmental import restrictions
• Provide detailed composition analysis showing no hazardous contaminants like heavy metals exceeding EPA limits
Related Products under HTS 4004.00.00.00
Rubber Hose Manufacturing Scrap
Scrap rubber from extrusion and cutting processes in flexible hose production, including end trims and defective sections unusable as hose. Qualifies as waste under HTS 4004.00.00.00 due to being parings from rubber goods working.
Vulcanized Rubber Sheet Edge Scrap
Edge trimmings from slitting wide vulcanized rubber sheets into narrower rolls, irregular and not rectangular. Waste from rubber working under HTS 4004.00.00.00.
Rubber Footwear Sole Parings
Parings from trimming rubber soles during footwear manufacturing, excluding complete footwear of Chapter 64. Usable only after reprocessing, thus HTS 4004.00.00.00 waste.
Oil Seal Rubber Scrap
Scrap from molding and trimming rubber oil seals for engines, irregular shapes not usable as seals. Manufacturing waste per HTS 4004.00.00.00.
Rubber Glove Production Waste
Torn or defective gloves and trimmings from dipping lines in rubber glove manufacturing, excluding sports gloves of 4015. Waste unfit for use under HTS 4004.00.00.00.
Rubber Profile Extrusion Scrap
Start-up and end trimmings from extruding rubber window seals and profiles, too short or irregular for use. Parings from rubber working in HTS 4004.00.00.00.