Wine Bottle Rubber Stopper from China
A cylindrical vulcanized rubber stopper designed for sealing wine bottles during aging or storage, providing an airtight and reusable closure. Classified under HTS 4016.99.1500 as a stopper of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber. It meets Chapter 40 definitions for closures not covered by excluded chapters.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20.2%
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
9903.88.157.5%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)
Import Tips
• Provide lab tests confirming vulcanized soft rubber to differentiate from synthetic corks or hard rubber
• Label shipments clearly as 'vulcanized rubber stoppers' to prevent confusion with Chapter 39 plastic stoppers