Silicone Rubber Baking Mat from Japan
A non-stick baking mat composed of food-grade vulcanized silicone rubber for oven use. Falls under HTS 4016.99.0500 as a household kitchen article of synthetic rubber (silicone), excluded from plastics chapter per Chapter 40 notes.
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
• Obtain FDA food-contact certification; required for all rubber kitchen imports
• Specify 'vulcanized silicone rubber' on invoices to distinguish from plastic sheets