Subheading · Section VII
4016.93: Gaskets, washers and other seals
- 2%UK
- 2.5%EU
- 40%–50%Türkiye
- 2.5%USA
- US$14.7bnWorld trade in 2024
4016.93 is a six-digit subheading of heading 4016, other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, chapter 40.
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 4016.93 covers 3 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature has one tariff line for subheading 4016.93; the duty is 2.5%.
In the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, subheading 4016.93 covers 6 tariff lines and the statutory rate is between 40% and 50%.
The Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States divides subheading 4016.93 into 2 tariff lines; the duty is 2.5%.
World trade in these goods reached US$14.7bn in 2024, up 2.2% on 2023.
The United States was the largest exporter with 13% of the total, ahead of Germany.
The United States imported the most (US$2.5bn).
The United Kingdom ranked 9th among 220 exporters with US$450.8m; its largest buyer was the United States.
The United Kingdom imported US$347m, most of it from the United States.
Duty rates compared
UK 2% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines 
EU 2.5% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye 40% – 50% Statutory rate (Law 474) 6 tariff lines · average 43.3% 
USA 2.5% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines The Turkish schedule prints the statutory rate set under Customs Law 474. The rate applied at import is laid down in the Import Regime Decision and can be lower, or different by country of origin.
UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4016 93 00 00 Gaskets, washers and other seals
- 4016 93 00 10 For technical uses, for use in civil aircraft
- 4016 93 00 30 Rectangular ethylene-propylene-diene rubber gasket, with:<br>-a length of 72 mm or more but not more than 825 mm,<br>-a width of 18 mm or more but not more than 155 mm,<br>-a peak temperature of 150°c or more but not more than 240°c,<br>-a permissible material outflow at the place of the mold split of not more than 0.3 mm<br> 2%
- 4016 93 00 90 Other 2%
EU Combined Nomenclature
EU lines →- 4016 93 00 Gaskets, washers and other seals 2.5%—
Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule
Türkiye lines →This line has no official text in this language; it is shown in the language of its tariff.
- 4016.93 Contalar, rondelalar ve diğer sızdırmazlık contaları:
- Teknik işlerde kullanılanlar (sivil hava taşıtlarında kullanılmaya mahsus olanlar) :
- 4016.93.00.11.00 Rondelalar 40%
- 4016.93.00.12.00 Contalar 40%
- 4016.93.00.19.00 Diğerleri 50%
- Diğerleri :
- 4016.93.00.21.00 Rondelalar 40%
- 4016.93.00.22.00 Contalar 40%
- 4016.93.00.29.00 Diğerleri 50%
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States
USA lines →- 4016.93 Gaskets, washers and other seals:
- 4016.93.10 Of a kind used in the automotive goods of chapter 87 2.5%
- 4016.93.10.10 O-Rings kg
- 4016.93.10.20 Oil seals No., kg
- 4016.93.10.50 Other kg
- 4016.93.50 Other 2.5%
- 4016.93.50.10 O-Rings kg
- 4016.93.50.20 Oil seals No., kg
- 4016.93.50.50 Other kg
Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$107.3kUS$107.3k+US$8.5m+US$141m+> US$674.6m
Exports: 220
- United States: US$1.9bn
- Germany: US$1.8bn
- China: US$1.6bn
- Mexico: US$864.7m
- Japan: US$840.4m
- Italy: US$774.8m
- Poland: US$674.6m
- France: US$613.6m
- United Kingdom: US$450.8m
- Taiwan: US$433m
- South Korea: US$330.7m
- Czechia: US$324.9m
- Sweden: US$309m
- Vietnam: US$298m
- Thailand: US$234.7m
- India: US$230.9m
- Spain: US$213.6m
- Morocco: US$211.9m
- Türkiye: US$209.5m
- Canada: US$188.3m
- Netherlands: US$180.2m
- Belgium: US$141m
- Austria: US$126.1m
- Denmark: US$119.9m
- Singapore: US$110.2m
- Hungary: US$109.5m
- Switzerland: US$109.4m
- Slovakia: US$107.1m
- Portugal: US$106.8m
- Romania: US$106m
- Costa Rica: US$94.3m
- Indonesia: US$80.9m
- Malaysia: US$65.7m
- Bulgaria: US$57.8m
- Slovenia: US$51.3m
- Serbia: US$50.2m
- Malta: US$47.7m
- Brazil: US$45.1m
- Sri Lanka: US$43.6m
- Ireland: US$39.6m
- Australia: US$35.2m
- Finland: US$34.7m
- Philippines: US$34.4m
- Norway: US$33.8m
- Kazakhstan: US$32.8m
- South Africa: US$30.3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$26.5m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$19.5m
- Croatia: US$16.6m
- Estonia: US$16.4m
- Russia: US$13m
- Bahrain: US$11.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$8.9m
- Lithuania: US$8.5m
- Israel: US$7.8m
- Colombia: US$6.8m
- Luxembourg: US$5.3m
- Tunisia: US$5m
- New Zealand: US$4.8m
- Argentina: US$4.6m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4mUS$4m+US$31.1m+US$172.7m+> US$386.5m
Imports: 223
- United States: US$2.5bn
- Germany: US$1.5bn
- China: US$879.8m
- Mexico: US$867.3m
- Canada: US$503.8m
- France: US$467.1m
- Czechia: US$386.5m
- India: US$385.3m
- Spain: US$366.5m
- Poland: US$348.5m
- United Kingdom: US$347m
- Brazil: US$306.8m
- Japan: US$295.6m
- Netherlands: US$267.7m
- Singapore: US$236.2m
- Türkiye: US$218.2m
- Italy: US$213.8m
- Romania: US$194.4m
- South Korea: US$190.8m
- Hungary: US$190m
- Sweden: US$185.7m
- Belgium: US$176.3m
- Austria: US$172.7m
- Vietnam: US$171.8m
- Australia: US$168.2m
- United Arab Emirates: US$167.1m
- Malaysia: US$152.6m
- Indonesia: US$145.7m
- Russia: US$145.5m
- Denmark: US$134.9m
- Slovakia: US$134.3m
- Saudi Arabia: US$133.8m
- Switzerland: US$130.5m
- Thailand: US$128.6m
- Taiwan: US$113.5m
- Norway: US$83.8m
- South Africa: US$79.7m
- Argentina: US$73.7m
- Philippines: US$72.8m
- Israel: US$63m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$61.2m
- Portugal: US$57.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$52.4m
- Morocco: US$46.8m
- Ukraine: US$45.9m
- Ireland: US$41.4m
- Egypt: US$41.3m
- Colombia: US$40.8m
- Finland: US$38m
- Chile: US$37.3m
- Peru: US$35.8m
- Slovenia: US$35.6m
- Serbia: US$34.2m
- Bulgaria: US$34m
- New Zealand: US$32.6m
- Kuwait: US$31.1m
- Qatar: US$31.1m
- Tunisia: US$28.1m
- Uzbekistan: US$27.2m
- Dominican Republic: US$22m
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$1.9bn | 13% |
| 2 |  Germany | US$1.8bn | 11.9% |
| 3 |  China | US$1.6bn | 11.1% |
| 4 |  Mexico | US$864.7m | 5.9% |
| 5 |  Japan | US$840.4m | 5.7% |
| 6 |  Italy | US$774.8m | 5.3% |
| 7 |  Poland | US$674.6m | 4.6% |
| 8 |  France | US$613.6m | 4.2% |
| 9 | United Kingdom | US$450.8m | 3.1% |
| 10 |  Taiwan | US$433m | 2.9% |
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Questions and answers
What is the HS code for gaskets, washers and other seals?
Gaskets, washers and other seals fall under HS subheading 4016.93, part of heading 4016, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on gaskets, washers and other seals in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4016.93 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
What is the import duty on gaskets, washers and other seals in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4016.93 from countries without a preferential agreement are charged at 2.5%. Preferential rates, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.
Which country exports the most gaskets, washers and other seals?
The United States, with US$1.9bn in 2024 (13% of world exports).