Plastic Bottle Flip-Top Cap with Rubber Seal from China
A flip-top cap made primarily of plastic with an integrated vulcanized rubber seal for airtight closure on shampoo or lotion bottles. The rubber seal ensures leak-proof performance and is classified under HTS 4016.99.1500 as a closure component of vulcanized rubber. It falls in Chapter 40 as it is not excluded by chapter notes and functions specifically as a seal.
Duty Rate — China → United States
22.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Verify the rubber seal's vulcanization status and weight percentage to confirm primary classification under Chapter 40 rather than plastic headings
• Include material composition certificates to avoid misclassification as plastic articles; declare as 'other closures of vulcanized rubber'