Cellular Rubber Gasket Profile Extrusion from China
Sponge rubber profiles extruded in custom shapes for industrial gaskets in machinery housings. HTS 4008.19.60.00 applies to these cellular rubber profile shapes, distinguished from sheets by non-rectangular cross-sections.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3112.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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
• Test for cellular structure (density <0.92 g/cm³ typical) to distinguish from solid rubber
• Document as 'profile shapes' with engineering drawings showing irregular geometry
• Watch for overworking; surface-textured but not further shaped profiles stay in 4008