Plastic Bottle Flip-Top Cap with Rubber Seal from Germany
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 — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
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'