Steel-Reinforced Rubber Hydraulic Hose from China
A flexible vulcanized rubber hose reinforced with steel wire braid for high-pressure hydraulic applications in machinery. It lacks any attached fittings like elbows or flanges, classifying it under HTS 4009.21.00.00 as a reinforced rubber tube combined only with metal. This excludes hard rubber and ensures it's not a finished assembly with fittings.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40%
Rate breakdown
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)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify steel reinforcement meets 'combined only with metal' criteria via material tests to avoid reclassification; ensure vulcanized rubber certification excluding hard rubber; declare exact pressure rating to confirm not for vehicle use (heading 4009 exclusion)