Subheading · Chapter 40 · Heading 4016
4016.99: Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber: other, other
Other vulcanised rubber articles
Official description Other
4016.99 is the HS subheading for other vulcanised rubber articles, under heading 4016 in chapter 40.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4016 99 00 00 Other
- For motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705
- 4016 99 52 00 Rubber-to-metal bonded parts 2%
- 4016 99 52 10 Hanger of the exhaust muffler consisting of: -a steel bracket with at least one mounting hole and -silent block, for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87 2%
- 4016 99 52 90 Other 2%
- 4016 99 57 00 Other 2%
- 4016 99 57 10 Air intake hose for air supply to the combustion part of the engine comprising at least: - one flexible rubber hose, - one plastic hose, and - metal clips, - whether or not a resonator for use in the manufacture of goods of chapter 87 2%
- 4016 99 57 40 Wiper rubber used in the manufacture of windshield wipers, -made of a mixture of natural rubber and chloroprene rubber -with a shore hardness of 60a 2%
- 4016 99 57 90 Other 2%
- Other
- 4016 99 91 00 Rubber-to-metal bonded parts
- 4016 99 91 10 For technical uses, for use in civil aircraft
- 4016 99 91 90 Other 2%
- 4016 99 97 00 Other
- 4016 99 97 10 For technical uses, for use in civil aircraft
- 4016 99 97 30 Tyre moulding bladder 2%
- 4016 99 97 90 Other 2%
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 6
- Additional dutyAdditional duties 35%
- Applies to goods from
- Belarus, Russia
- Legal act
- 2022 No. 598
- Documents
- 9014
- Duty suspensionAirworthiness tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2018/1249
- Documents
- C119 Authorised Release Certificate — EASA Form 1 (Appendix I to Annex I to Regulation (EU) No 748/2012), or equivalent certificate
- Duty suspensionAutonomous tariff suspension Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- 9Y11
- 9Y12
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 10 lines
- Duty suspensionAutonomous suspension under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- In force
- until 31 December 2028
- Legal act
- 2020 No. 1435
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 1 of 10 lines
- Duty suspensionNon preferential duty under end-use Free
- Applies to goods from
- all countries
- Legal act
- S.I. 2020/1430
- Documents
- N990 EUS - Authorisation for the use of end use procedure (Column 8c, Annex A of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2015/2446)
- Tariff lines
- on 2 of 10 lines
- 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)
- Tariff lines
- on 4 of 10 lines
Import requirements 3
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Tariff lines
- on 5 of 10 lines
- 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 on restricted goods and technologies
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- Documents
- Y920 Goods other than those described in the footnotes linked to the measure
- Tariff lines
- on 5 of 10 lines
Preferential rates by country
| Agreement or scheme | Countries | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| standard rate (no agreement) | — | 2% |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £54.1m | 17.5% | -11.3% |
 Germany | £44.1m | 14.2% | -2.3% |
 United States | £40m | 12.9% | -1.3% |
 Poland | £37.7m | 12.2% | -7% |
 France | £15.7m | 5.1% | +11.1% |
 Türkiye | £14.8m | 4.8% | +1.6% |
 India | £13.9m | 4.5% | -3.8% |
 Italy | £11.2m | 3.6% | +4.6% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$109kUS$109k+US$12.8m+US$228.5m+> US$640.9m
Exports: 209
- China: US$2.5bn
- Germany: US$2.1bn
- United States: US$1.4bn
- Poland: US$807.5m
- France: US$772.1m
- Japan: US$751.8m
- Türkiye: US$640.9m
- Italy: US$636.2m
- Thailand: US$487.7m
- Spain: US$468.2m
- India: US$410.2m
- Mexico: US$356.7m
- South Korea: US$350.9m
- Czechia: US$336.1m
- Belgium: US$297.1m
- Vietnam: US$269.3m
- Romania: US$267.3m
- Slovakia: US$241.9m
- United Kingdom: US$239.2m
- Taiwan: US$238.1m
- Canada: US$228.5m
- Singapore: US$196.3m
- Malaysia: US$192.1m
- Sweden: US$184.2m
- Serbia: US$157.7m
- Hungary: US$149m
- Netherlands: US$144.5m
- Austria: US$138.6m
- Switzerland: US$118.1m
- Slovenia: US$110.4m
- Brazil: US$91m
- Ireland: US$70.8m
- Portugal: US$68.3m
- Indonesia: US$66.2m
- Denmark: US$56.4m
- Finland: US$53.5m
- Morocco: US$52.5m
- Philippines: US$44.1m
- Sri Lanka: US$31m
- Australia: US$28.5m
- Lithuania: US$27.2m
- South Africa: US$24.3m
- Bulgaria: US$24.2m
- Costa Rica: US$23.8m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$23.4m
- New Zealand: US$21.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$20.8m
- Russia: US$18m
- Estonia: US$17.8m
- Israel: US$14m
- Croatia: US$12.8m
- United Arab Emirates: US$11.1m
- Norway: US$9.2m
- Malta: US$7.8m
- Greece: US$7.2m
- Kuwait: US$5.8m
- Argentina: US$5.7m
- Tunisia: US$5.2m
- Albania: US$5.1m
- Ukraine: US$4.1m
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$4.1mUS$4.1m+US$36.5m+US$217.3m+> US$465.6m
Imports: 224
- United States: US$2.1bn
- Germany: US$1.7bn
- Mexico: US$810.3m
- China: US$677.5m
- France: US$677.4m
- Spain: US$476m
- Poland: US$465.6m
- Italy: US$452.2m
- Japan: US$443.7m
- Canada: US$437.8m
- United Kingdom: US$424.9m
- Czechia: US$389.8m
- Thailand: US$358.1m
- Netherlands: US$308m
- Belgium: US$283.1m
- India: US$277.8m
- Brazil: US$276.6m
- Türkiye: US$269.1m
- Austria: US$252.1m
- Australia: US$244.2m
- Slovakia: US$232m
- Switzerland: US$219.1m
- Hungary: US$217.3m
- Vietnam: US$199m
- Sweden: US$191.6m
- Romania: US$184.6m
- South Korea: US$179m
- Indonesia: US$177.8m
- Morocco: US$148.4m
- Malaysia: US$145.3m
- Ireland: US$140.1m
- Russia: US$140m
- United Arab Emirates: US$125.7m
- Saudi Arabia: US$112.6m
- Argentina: US$111.7m
- Bulgaria: US$99.8m
- South Africa: US$98.1m
- Ukraine: US$98m
- Singapore: US$91.6m
- Philippines: US$90.5m
- Cambodia: US$85.9m
- Portugal: US$84.6m
- Serbia: US$84.5m
- Taiwan: US$75.1m
- Norway: US$71m
- Denmark: US$64.8m
- Finland: US$64.2m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$56.3m
- Kazakhstan: US$55.4m
- Slovenia: US$50.1m
- Chile: US$46.5m
- Peru: US$42.9m
- Lithuania: US$39.4m
- Egypt: US$38.8m
- Tunisia: US$37.9m
- Israel: US$36.5m
- Colombia: US$32.5m
- Croatia: US$32.4m
- New Zealand: US$31.5m
- Greece: US$31.5m
Binding rulings for similar goods 79
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.
- N363957 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of kneepads from Vietnam
- H338608 U.S. CBP
Application for Further Review of Protest No. 4197-24-107768; Classification of a Bearing Shock Mount
- N356978 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of walker tips from China
- N355209 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of a headset boom support from China
- N352226 U.S. CBP
The tariff classification of vulcanized rubber plug from South Korea
- H332697 U.S. CBP
Revocation of NY N301485, NY 893829 and NY N249028; Modification of PC 891547; Tariff classification of forklift attachments
- 600014701 HMRC
The product is a rubber bellow, a component for a mechanical seal assembly. The black moulded elastomer forms the secondary sealing interface between the mechanical seal assembly and the equipment being sealed. The bellow (without the metal spring) is manufactured from nitrile butadiene rubber…
- 600014703 HMRC
The product is a rubber bellow, a component for a mechanical seal assembly. The black moulded unthreaded elastomer forms the secondary sealing interface between the mechanical seal assembly and the equipment being sealed. The bellow (without the metal spring) is manufactured from Ethylene…
- 600014702 HMRC
The product is a rubber bellow, a component for a mechanical seal assembly. The black moulded elastomer forms the secondary sealing interface between the mechanical seal assembly and the equipment being sealed. The bellow (without the metal spring) is manufactured from tetrafluoroethylene…
- 600015087 HMRC
A P shaped article, that is used to manufacture pylon seals within the aircraft industry. The part is unfinished and will be further processed to produce a finished seal. The item is made of vulcanised rubber.
- 600015088 HMRC
A blade shaped article, that is used to manufacture flap seals within the aircraft industry. The part is unfinished and will be further processed to produce a finished article. The item is made of vulcanised rubber.
- 600014619 HMRC
A professional litter picker featuring a lightweight aluminium body, available in either 84 cm or 94 cm lengths. Designed with a soft-grip moulded handle made of polypropylene (PP) and thermoplastic rubber (TPR). The litter picker trigger is made from PP and the paw of TRP. The connector comprises…
79 rulings in total for this code
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.
- Import and export controls
FR Doc. 2026-14542 · 91 FR 45516 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Tariff change
FR Doc. 2026-11158 · 91 FR 33854 · Source: federalregister.gov
- Other
Update to VAT Z Coverage on Aircraft and Aircraft Parts – 19 May 2026
Trade Tariff news 6334 · Source: trade-tariff.service.gov.uk
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Sanctions · Applies from: CELEX 32026R0513 · Source: eur-lex.europa.eu
In the UK Global Tariff, subheading 4016.99 covers 10 tariff lines and the duty is 2%.
The EU Combined Nomenclature divides subheading 4016.99 into 4 tariff lines; the duty is 2.5%.
Goods from 174 countries can enter the UK at a preferential rate instead of the standard 2%; 174 of them pay no duty at all, for example under DCTS Comprehensive or European Union.
In the UK, additional duty of 35% applies on top of the customs duty to goods from Belarus and Russia.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the UK imported other vulcanised rubber articles worth £309.7m (down 6% on the year before), at an average of £7.27 per kg; China supplied 18%, followed by Germany.
World trade in other vulcanised rubber articles reached US$16.1bn in 2024, down 1.5% on 2023.
China was the largest exporter with 15.4% of the total, ahead of Germany.
Products classified here
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber: other, other?
Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber: other, other fall under HS subheading 4016.99, part of heading 4016, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on other articles of vulcanised rubber other than… in the UK?
Under the UK Global Tariff, imports under 4016.99 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 other articles of vulcanised rubber other than… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4016.99 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 other articles of vulcanised rubber other than…?
China, with US$2.5bn in 2024 (15.4% of world exports).
Which countries can export other vulcanised rubber articles to the UK duty-free?
174 countries pay no duty under a trade agreement or preference scheme, among them partners under DCTS Comprehensive, European Union, DCTS Enhanced. The goods must meet the agreement’s rules of origin and the importer needs proof of origin; otherwise the standard rate of 2% applies. Pick a country above to see its rate.
Is there anti-dumping duty on other vulcanised rubber articles?
The UK charges additional duty of 35% on goods from Belarus and Russia. Lower rates apply to the named exporters listed in the measure.
Where does the UK import other vulcanised rubber articles from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (18%), Germany (14%) and United States (13%), out of total imports of £309.7m.