Rubber Inner Tube for Passenger Car Tires from China
This is a vulcanized rubber inner tube specifically designed to fit tires in subheading 4011.70.00 (new pneumatic tires for buses or trucks), providing an air-tight seal inside the tire casing. It is constructed from butyl rubber for low air permeability and includes a valve stem for inflation. Classified under HTS 4013.90.10.00 because it is explicitly designed for the specified tire types listed in the heading.
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
• Verify the inner tube's design compatibility with specific tire subheadings 4011.70.00, 4012.19.20, 4012.20.15, or 4012.20.45 via technical specs and provide documentation to customs
• Ensure labeling includes material composition (e.g
• butyl rubber) and pressure ratings to meet DOT standards and avoid reclassification