Subheading · Chapter 40 · Heading 4003
4003.00: Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
4003.00 is a six-digit subheading of heading 4003, reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip, chapter 40.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4003 00 00 00 Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
Additional duties and import rules
Charges on top of the customs duty, and rules the goods must meet at the border.
Additional duties and charges 1
- Duty suspensionSuspension - goods for certain categories of ships, boats and other vessels and for drilling or production platforms Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1431
- Documents
- C990 End use authorisation ships and platforms (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
Import requirements 2
- Import controlRestriction on entry into free circulation
- Applies to goods from
- Ukraine
- Legal act
- S.I. 2022/395
- Documents
- 9009
- 9010
- 9017
- Import controlImport control - Waste
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/590
- Documents
- C672 Information document accompanying shipments of waste as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 18 and Annex VII
- C669 Notification document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 - Article 5 and Annex IA
- Y923 Product not subjected to the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2024/1157
- C670 Movement document as mentioned in Regulation (EU) 2024/1157 – Article 5 and Annex IB
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | |
| DCTS Comprehensive | Afghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin and 38 moreAfghanistan, Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo - Kinshasa, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Kiribati, Laos, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé & Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Tuvalu, Uganda, Yemen, Zambia | Free |
| European Union (including code " EU") | Free | |
| DCTS Enhanced | Algeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville and 13 moreAlgeria, Bolivia, Cape Verde, Congo - Brazzaville, Cook Islands, Kyrgyzstan, Micronesia, Mongolia, Nigeria, Niue, Pakistan, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu | Free |
| CARIFORUM | Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize and 10 moreAntigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago | Free |
| OCTs (Overseas Countries and Territories) | Anguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands and 7 moreAnguilla, Bermuda, British Indian Ocean Territory, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, St Helena, Turks & Caicos Islands | Free |
| Central America | Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama | Free |
| SADC EPA | Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia | Free |
| Eastern and Southern Africa States | Madagascar, Mauritius, Seychelles, Zimbabwe | Free |
| CPTPP | Brunei, Malaysia | Free |
| UK–Andorra agreement | Andorra | Free |
| UK–Albania agreement | Albania | Free |
| UK–Australia agreement | Australia | Free |
| UK–Canada agreement | Canada | Free |
| UK–Switzerland agreement | Switzerland | Free |
| UK–Côte d’Ivoire agreement | Côte d’Ivoire | Free |
| UK–Chile agreement | Chile | Free |
| UK–Cameroon agreement | Cameroon | Free |
| UK–Colombia agreement | Colombia | Free |
| UK–Ceuta & Melilla agreement | Ceuta & Melilla | Free |
| UK–Ecuador agreement | Ecuador | Free |
| UK–Egypt agreement | Egypt | Free |
| UK–Fiji agreement | Fiji | Free |
| UK–Faroe Islands agreement | Faroe Islands | Free |
| UK–Georgia agreement | Georgia | Free |
| UK–Ghana agreement | Ghana | Free |
| DCTS Standard | Indonesia | Free |
| UK–Israel agreement | Israel | Free |
| UK–India agreement | India | Free |
| UK–Iceland agreement | Iceland | Free |
| UK–Jordan agreement | Jordan | Free |
| UK–Japan agreement | Japan | Free |
| UK–Kenya agreement | Kenya | Free |
| UK–South Korea agreement | South Korea | Free |
| UK–Lebanon agreement | Lebanon | Free |
| UK–Liechtenstein agreement | Liechtenstein | Free |
| UK–Morocco agreement | Morocco | Free |
| UK–Moldova agreement | Moldova | Free |
| UK–North Macedonia agreement | North Macedonia | Free |
| UK–Mexico agreement | Mexico | Free |
| UK–Norway agreement | Norway | Free |
| UK–New Zealand agreement | New Zealand | Free |
| UK–Peru agreement | Peru | Free |
| UK–Papua New Guinea agreement | Papua New Guinea | Free |
| UK–Palestinian Territories agreement | Palestinian Territories | Free |
| UK–Serbia agreement | Serbia | Free |
| UK–Solomon Islands agreement | Solomon Islands | Free |
| UK–Singapore agreement | Singapore | Free |
| UK–San Marino agreement | San Marino | Free |
| UK–Tunisia agreement | Tunisia | Free |
| UK–Türkiye agreement | Türkiye | Free |
| UK–Ukraine agreement | Ukraine | Free |
| UK–Vietnam agreement | Vietnam | Free |
| UK–Samoa agreement | Samoa | Free |
| UK–Kosovo agreement | Kosovo | Free |
| UK–South Africa agreement | South Africa | Free |
UK: imports by month
Main suppliers, last 12 months
| Country | Value | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
 Germany | £1.2m | 19.1% | -17.3% |
 China | £1m | 16.7% | +38.8% |
 Netherlands | £766k | 12.6% | +30.1% |
 Canada | £759k | 12.5% | -24.4% |
 Croatia | £722k | 11.8% | +6.9% |
 India | £654k | 10.7% | +76.7% |
 Portugal | £452k | 7.4% | -11.9% |
 Czechia | £120k | 2% | -65.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
USA Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Mexico Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Brazil 10.8% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 10.8% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Taiwan 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$338kUS$338k+US$2m+US$9m+> US$61m
Exports: 92
- Canada: US$83m
- India: US$81m
- China: US$61m
- Thailand: US$43m
- Malaysia: US$28m
- United States: US$19m
- Netherlands: US$16m
- Germany: US$10m
- Czechia: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$9m
- Indonesia: US$8m
- Denmark: US$6m
- South Korea: US$6m
- Poland: US$5m
- United Kingdom: US$5m
- Japan: US$5m
- Italy: US$4m
- Portugal: US$4m
- Croatia: US$3m
- Egypt: US$3m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Spain: US$2m
- France: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
- Hungary: US$2m
- Taiwan: US$2m
- Saudi Arabia: US$1m
- Romania: US$1m
- Switzerland: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$905k
- Serbia: US$868k
- United Arab Emirates: US$815k
- Austria: US$745k
- Brazil: US$694k
- Türkiye: US$692k
- Ireland: US$615k
- Russia: US$569k
- Luxembourg: US$543k
- Sri Lanka: US$419k
- Slovakia: US$402k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$387k
- Kenya: US$338k
- Nigeria: US$271k
- Iran: US$254k
- Honduras: US$216k
- Belarus: US$195k
- Libya: US$155k
- Niger: US$142k
- New Zealand: US$135k
- Greece: US$98k
- Peru: US$97k
- Singapore: US$96k
- Oman: US$68k
- Laos: US$66k
- Estonia: US$59k
- Kazakhstan: US$43k
- Norway: US$41k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$157kUS$157k+US$1m+US$5m+> US$13m
Imports: 167
- United States: US$103m
- China: US$103m
- Germany: US$18m
- Thailand: US$18m
- Vietnam: US$13m
- South Korea: US$13m
- Canada: US$12m
- Sri Lanka: US$8m
- Brazil: US$8m
- United Kingdom: US$8m
- Indonesia: US$7m
- Japan: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$7m
- United Arab Emirates: US$6m
- Netherlands: US$6m
- Australia: US$5m
- South Africa: US$5m
- Slovakia: US$5m
- Hungary: US$4m
- Romania: US$4m
- Philippines: US$4m
- Mexico: US$4m
- Morocco: US$4m
- Czechia: US$4m
- Türkiye: US$3m
- Uganda: US$3m
- France: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Portugal: US$3m
- Spain: US$3m
- Italy: US$3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Senegal: US$3m
- Ghana: US$2m
- Pakistan: US$2m
- Belgium: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Switzerland: US$2m
- Qatar: US$2m
- Cambodia: US$1m
- Bangladesh: US$1m
- Ireland: US$1m
- Taiwan: US$1m
- Russia: US$1m
- India: US$1m
- Nigeria: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- Slovenia: US$1m
- Libya: US$1m
- Norway: US$886k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$881k
- Ecuador: US$855k
- Argentina: US$796k
- Egypt: US$655k
- Tunisia: US$648k
- Chile: US$620k
- Finland: US$562k
- Algeria: US$543k
- Austria: US$536k
- Croatia: US$529k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canada | US$83m | 18.7% |
| 2 | India | US$81m | 18.3% |
| 3 | China | US$61m | 13.9% |
| 4 |  Thailand | US$43m | 9.8% |
| 5 |  Malaysia | US$28m | 6.4% |
| 6 | United States | US$19m | 4.3% |
| 7 | Netherlands | US$16m | 3.7% |
| 8 | Germany | US$10m | 2.3% |
| 9 | Czechia | US$9m | 2% |
| 10 |  Vietnam | US$9m | 1.9% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$103m | 23.3% |
| 2 | China | US$103m | 23.2% |
| 3 | Germany | US$18m | 4.2% |
| 4 | Thailand | US$18m | 4.2% |
| 5 | Vietnam | US$13m | 3% |
| 6 |  South Korea | US$13m | 2.9% |
| 7 | Canada | US$12m | 2.8% |
| 8 |  Sri Lanka | US$8m | 1.8% |
| 9 | Brazil | US$8m | 1.8% |
| 10 | United Kingdom | US$8m | 1.7% |
Import duty on this product around the world 164
The most-favoured-nation (MFN) duty each country applies to goods of this HS subheading: the average over its national tariff lines, with the lowest and highest line where they differ. Goods from countries with a trade agreement often pay less.
- 5%median duty
- 50number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Bermuda, Malaysia
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 5% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 2% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 15% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 0% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 5% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cambodia | 7% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 10% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 0% | 2023 | |
 Cape Verde | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 10% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 8% | 2023 | |
 Colombia | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 10% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 5% | 2023 | |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 2% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 5% | 2022 | |
 Equatorial Guinea | 10% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 10% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 5% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 5% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 5% | 2023 | |
 Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
| India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 15% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 0% | 2023 | |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kazakhstan | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kenya | 0% | 2023 | |
 Kiribati | 0% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Laos | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 0% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 0.1%* | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| Malaysia | 25% | 2023 | |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 5% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mongolia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Mozambique | 2.5% | 2023 | |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 3% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 5% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nicaragua | 5% | 2023 | |
 Niger | 5% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 5% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 0% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 7.5% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 3% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Rwanda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Samoa | 8% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 Saudi Arabia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Senegal | 5% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 0% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 5% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
| South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 0% | 2023 | |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 0.1%* | 2023 | |
 Syria | 3% | 1% – 5% | 2020 · HS 2012 |
 Tajikistan | 8% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Tanzania | 0% | 2023 | |
| Thailand | 3% | 2023 | |
 Togo | 5% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ukraine | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 0% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 0% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 5% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 3% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 5% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Zimbabwe | 0.1% | 2023 |
Tariff data years 2017–2023; rates may have changed since. * ad valorem equivalent of specific duties (UNCTAD estimate) · UNCTAD TRAINS, accessed via WITS (World Bank)
Classifications and correspondences
Where this HS subheading sits in the United Nations' statistical classifications, and which codes it had in earlier editions of the Harmonized System.
- SITC Rev. 4
- 23221 Reclaimed rubber in primary forms/in plates, sheets/strip
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 36210 Reclaimed rubber
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 3830 Materials recovery
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4003.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4003.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4003.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4003.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4003.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4003.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
Binding rulings for similar goods 2
Decisions of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CROSS) and HMRC (Advance Tariff Rulings) on goods classified here. A ruling binds only its holder, but shows how the authorities classify similar goods. The descriptions are the authorities’ own, in English.
Recent rule changes mentioning this code
Acts whose text cites this code or its heading. Check the act itself: a code can be cited for reasons other than a change of its duty.
- Anti-dumping · Applies from:
CELEX 32026R1540 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4003.00; the duty is duty-free.
Subheading 4003.00 is a single line in the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, where the duty is duty-free.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported these goods worth £6.1m (down 3% on the year before), at an average of £0.51 per kg; Germany supplied 19%, followed by China.
World trade in these goods reached US$442m in 2024, up 6.6% on 2023.
Canada was the largest exporter with 18.7% of the total, ahead of India.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip?
Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip fall under HS subheading 4003.00, part of heading 4003, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4003.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 4003.00 from countries without a preferential agreement are free of duty. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates…?
Canada, with US$83m in 2024 (18.7% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were Germany (19%), China (17%) and Netherlands (13%), out of total imports of £6.1m.