EVA Foam Rubber Pad from Japan
Ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) cellular rubber sheets cut to rectangular pad shapes for flooring, mats, and protective packaging. Classified under 4008.19.80.00 as uncut or simply cut rectangular cellular rubber sheets of vulcanized rubber. Meets chapter notes for plates/sheets as blocks of regular geometric shape.
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
• Include lab analysis confirming rubber content (>50% rubber polymers) vs plastic to avoid Chapter 39 misclassification
• Document vulcanization process and cellular structure; simply cut rectangular shapes qualify, but complex profiling moves to 4008.90
• Check for prohibited additives per chapter note 5; only permitted emulsifiers/antioxidants allowed in primary forms