CHAPTER 40 - Rubber and articles thereof

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CHAPTER 40
Rubber and articles thereof

Notes:

1. Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout this Schedule the expression "rubber" means the following products, whether or not vulcanised or hard : natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, synthetic, rubber, factice derived from oils, and such substances reclaimed.

2. This Chapter does not cover :

(a) Goods of Section XI (textiles and textile articles);

(b) Footwear or parts thereof of Chapter 64;

(d) Mechanical or electrical appliances or parts thereof of Section XVI (including electrical goods of all kinds) , of hard rubber;

(e) Articles of Chapter 90,92, 94 or 96; or

(f) Articles of Chapter 95 (other than sports gloves and articles of headings Nos.40.11to40.13).

3. In headings Nos. 40.01 to 40.03 and 40.05, the expression "primary forms" applies only to the following forms :

(a) Liquids and pastes (including latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised, and other dispersions and solutions);

(b) Blocks of irregular shape , lumps , bales, powders, granules , crumbs and similar bulk forms.

4. In Note 1 to this Chapter and in heading No. 40.02 , the expression "synthetic rubber" applies to :

(a) Unsaturated synthetic substances which can be irreversibly transformed by vulcanisation with sulphur into non-thermoplastic substances which, at a temperature between 18°C and 29°C, will not break on being extended to three times their original length and will return, after being extended to twice their original length, within a period of five minutes, to a length not greater than one and a half times their original length. For the purposes of this test, substances necessary for the cross-linking, such as vulcanising activators or accelerators, may be added; the presence of substances as provided for by Note 5(b)(ii) and (iii) is also permitted. However, the presence of any substances not necessary for the cross-linking, such as extenders, plasticisers and fillers, is not permitted;

(b) Thioplasts (TM); and

(c) Natural rubber modified by grafting or mixing with plastics, depolymerised natural rubber, mixtures of unsaturated synthetic substances with saturated synthetic high polymers provided that all the above-mentioned products comply with the requirements concerning vulcanisation, elongation and recovery in (a) above.

5. (a) Headings Nos. 40.01 and 40.02 do not apply to any rubber or mixture of rubbers which has been compounded, before or after coagulation, with:

(i) vulcanising agents, accelerators, retarders or activators (other than those added for the preparation of
pre-vulcanised rubbe latex);

(ii) pigments or other colouring matter, other than those added solely for the purpose of identification;

(iii) plasticisers or extenders (except mineral oil in the case of oil-extended rubber), fillers, reinforcing agents, organic solvents or any other substances, except those permitted under (b);

(b) the presence of the following substances in any rubber or mixture of rubbers shall not affect its classification in heading No. 40.01 or 40.02, as the case may be, provided that such rubber or mixture of rubbers retains its essential character as a raw material:

(i) emulsifiers or anti-tack agents;

(ii) small amounts of breakdown products of emulsifiers;

(iii) very small amounts of the following: heat-sensitive agents (generally for obtaining thermosensitive rubber latexes), cationic surface-active agents (generally for obtaining electro-positive rubber latexes), anti-oxidants, coagulants, crumbling agents, freeze-resisting agents, peptisers, preservatives, stabilisers, viscosity-control agents, or similar special-purpose additives.

6. For the purposes of heading No. 40.04, the expression "waste, parings and scrap" means rubber waste, parings and scrap from the manufacture or working of rubber and rubber goods definitely not usable as such because of cutting-up, wear or other reasons.

7. Thread wholly of vulcanised rubber, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 5 mm., is to be classified as strip, rods or profile shapes, of heading No. 40.08.

8. Heading No. 40.10 includes conveyor or transmission belts or belting of textile fabric impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or made from textile yam or cord impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber.

9. In headings Nos. 40.01, 40.02, 40.03, 40.05 and 40.08, the expressions "plates", "sheets" and "strip" apply only to plates, sheets and strip and to blocks of regular geometric shape, uncut or simply cut to rectangular (including square) shape, whether or not having the character of articles and whether or not printed or otherwise surface-worked, but not otherwise cut to shape or further worked.

In heading No. 40.08 the expressions "rods" and "profile shapes" apply only to such products, whether or not cut to length or surface-worked but not otherwise worked.

Heading No.	Sub-heading No.	Description of article	Rate of duty
			Standard	Preferential Areas
(1)	(2)	(3)	(4)	(5)
40.01		Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
	4001.10	- Natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanised	35%	...
		- Natural rubber in other forms :
	4001.21	--Smoked sheets	25%	...
	4001.22	--Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)	25%	...
	4001.29	--Other	25%	...
	4001.30	-Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums	35%	...
40.02		Synthetic rubber, and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of any product of heading No. 40.01 with any product of this heading, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
		--Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR); carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR):
	4002.11	--Latex	35%	...
	4002.19	--Other	35%	...
	4002.20	-Butadiene rubber (BR)	35%	...
		--Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR); halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR):
	4002.31	-Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR)	35%	...
	4002.39	--Other	35%	...
		-Chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR):
	4002.41	--Latex	35%	...
	4002.49	--Other	35%	...
		-Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR):
	4002.51	--Latex	35%	...
	4002.59	--Other	35%	...
	4002.60	-Isoprene rubber (IR)	35%	...
	4002.70	-Ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM)	35%	...
	4002.80	-Mixtures of any product of heading No. 40.01 with any product of this heading	35%	...
		-Other:
	4002.91	--Latex	35%	...
	4002.99	--Other	35%	...
40.03	4003.00	Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip	35%	...
40.04	4004.00	Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom	35%	...
40.05		Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
	4005.10	-Compounded with carbon black or silica	35%	...
	4005.20	-Solutions; dispersions other than those of sub-heading No. 4005.10	35%	...
		-Other:
	4005.91	--Plates , sheets and strip	35%	...
	4005.99	--Other	35%	...
40.06		Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example, discs and rings), of unvulcanised rubber
	4006.10	- "Camel-back" strips for retreading rubber tyres	35%	...
	4006.90	- Other	35%	...
40.07	4007.00	Vulcanised rubber thread and cord	35%	...
40.08		Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber
		-Of cellular rubber :
	4008.11	--Plates, sheets and strip	35%	...
	4008.19	--Other	35%	...
		-Of non-cellular rubber:
	4008.21	--Plates, sheets and strip	35%	...
	4008.29	--Other	35%	...
40.09		Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges)
	4009.10	- Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings	35%	...
	4009.20	- Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal, without fittings	35%	...
	4009.30	- Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, without fittings	35%	...
	4009.40	- Reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings	35%	...
	4009.50	- With fittings	35%	...
40.10		Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber
		- Conveyor belts or belting :
	4010.11	-- Reinforced only with metal	35%	...
	4010.12	-- Reinforced only with textile materials	35%	...
	4010.13	-- Reinforced only with plastics	35%	...
	4010.19	--Other	35%	...
		- Transmission belts or belting :
	4010.21	-- Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts) , whether or not grooved, of a circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 180 cm	35%	...
	4010.22	--Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), whether or not grooved, of a circumference exceeding 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm	35%	...
	4010.23	-- Endless synchronous belts, of a circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150cm	35%	...
	4010.24	-- Endless synchronous belts, of a circumference exceeding 150 cm but not exceeding 198cm	35%	...
	4010.29	--Other	35%	...
40.11		New pneumatic tyres, of rubber
	4011.10	-Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)	35%	...
	4011.20	- Of a kind used on buses or lorries	35%	...
	4011.30	- Of a kind used on aircraft	3%	...
	4011.40	- Of a kind used on motorcycles	35%	...
	4011.50	- Of a kind used on bicycles	35%	...
		-Other:
	4011.91	-- Having a "herring-bone" or similar tread	35%	...
	4011.99	--Other	35%	...
40.12		Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; Solid or cushion tyres, interchangeable tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber
	4012.10	- Retreaded tyres	35%	...
	4012.20	- Used pneumatic tyres	35%	...
	4012.90	-Other	35%	...
40.13		Inner tubes, of rubber
	4013.10	- Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses or lorries	35%	,..
	4013.20	- Of a kind used on bicycles	35%	...
	4013.90	- Other	35%	...
40.14		Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including teats), of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber
	4014.10	- Sheath contraceptives	35%	...
	4014.90	- Other	35%	...
40.15		Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves), for all purposes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber
		- Gloves:
	4015.11	--Surgical	35%	...
	4015.19	--Other	35%	...
	4015.90	- Other	35%	...
40.16		Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber
	4016.10	- Of cellular rubber	35%	...
		-Other:
	4016.91	-- Floor coverings and mats	35%	...
	4016.92	--Erasers	35%	...
	4016.93	-- Gaskets, washers and other seals	35%	...
	4016.94	-- Boat or dock fenders, whether or not inflatable	35%	...
	4016.95	--Other inflatable articles	35%	...
	4016.99	--Other	35%	...
40.17	4017.00	Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber	35%	...