Neoprene Foam Gaskets from China
Closed-cell neoprene rubber gaskets used in machinery and automotive applications for vibration damping and sealing. Falls under HTS 4016.10.00.00 due to its vulcanized cellular rubber construction, providing resilience and chemical resistance. Not a hard rubber or excluded article per Chapter 40 notes.
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
• Provide FTIR spectroscopy reports confirming synthetic rubber base (e.g
• polychloroprene) and cellular structure
• Declare exact density and compression set values to distinguish from plastic foams
• Avoid bundling with metal parts; import as separate rubber articles to prevent metal heading classification