Natural Rubber Cellular Door Seal Profile from Japan
Foamed natural rubber profiles designed for automotive door sealing, featuring complex U-channel cross-sections. Falls under 4008.19.20.00 as profile shapes (not simple rectangular strip) of cellular natural rubber per heading definitions.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit cross-section diagrams showing non-rectangular profile to distinguish from 'strip' per Chapter Note 7
• Certify natural rubber origin via polymer analysis to prevent reclassification to synthetic rubber subheadings
• Declare as unfinished profiles, not articles, to avoid 4016 duties