Vulcanized Natural Rubber Gasket for Machinery from Germany
A custom-shaped ring or seal from vulcanized natural rubber used between machinery flanges to prevent leaks of fluids or gases. Classified in HTS 4016.99.35 as an other article of natural rubber, distinct from tubes/pipes or basic profiles. Its essential character as a sealing component for industrial equipment fits this residual category.
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
• Provide engineering drawings and usage specs to prove it's not a Section XVI mechanical part
• Ensure no textile impregnation, as that could shift to heading 4010 for belting
• Test for vulcanization status; unvulcanized forms go to primary headings like 4001