Unvulcanized Nitrile Rubber Plates from China
Rectangular plates of nitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) compound, unvulcanized, used in gasket production for oil-resistant applications. Classified under HTS 4005.91.00.00 for compounded unvulcanized rubber in plate form, excluding vulcanized or further worked products.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
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
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)
Import Tips
• Ensure documentation specifies 'unvulcanized compounded rubber' to distinguish from vulcanized plates
• Check for prohibited additives like excess plasticizers that could shift classification to heading 4001 exclusions
• Use rectangular uncut plates to stay within 'plates, sheets, strip' definition; avoid pre-cut shapes