Subheading · Chapter 40 · Heading 4017
4017.00: Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber
Subheading 4017.00 belongs to heading 4017 (hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap…) in chapter 40.
What you pay
Importing into UK
Rates by national line · UK Global Tariff
UK lines →- 4017 00 00 00 Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber
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 4
- Prohibition or restrictionImport prohibition
- Applies to goods from
- North Korea
- Legal act
- S.I. 2019/411
- 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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 China | £2.1m | 51% | +19% |
 France | £477k | 11.5% | +4.7% |
 United States | £454k | 10.9% | +25.6% |
 Germany | £212k | 5.1% | +4.5% |
 Taiwan | £178k | 4.3% | -31.8% |
 Poland | £123k | 3% | -8.1% |
| United Kingdom | £112k | 2.7% | +236.4% |
 Canada | £91k | 2.2% | +63.2% |
Same subheading in other tariffs
EU Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Türkiye Free Third-country duty 5 tariff lines USA 2.7% General (MFN) 1 tariff line Canada Free – 6.5% Third-country duty 2 tariff lines · average 3.3% 
Mexico Free – 5% Third-country duty 3 tariff lines · average 1.7% 
Brazil 14.4% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Argentina 16% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Peru Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
New Zealand Free – 5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines · average 3.8% 
Japan Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line Taiwan 10% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines 
GCC 5% Third-country duty 13 tariff lines 
Switzerland Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Norway Free Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
North Macedonia 10% Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
Nigeria 20% Third-country duty 1 tariff line World trade in 2024
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$61kUS$61k+US$1m+US$7m+> US$15m
Exports: 125
- China: US$67m
- Taiwan: US$30m
- Canada: US$19m
- Thailand: US$15m
- Germany: US$15m
- United States: US$12m
- Japan: US$10m
- Italy: US$9m
- France: US$9m
- Netherlands: US$8m
- Spain: US$8m
- Belgium: US$7m
- Malaysia: US$6m
- India: US$5m
- Türkiye: US$4m
- Saudi Arabia: US$3m
- Philippines: US$3m
- United Kingdom: US$3m
- Sweden: US$2m
- Mexico: US$2m
- Guatemala: US$2m
- Czechia: US$2m
- Austria: US$2m
- Singapore: US$2m
- Bulgaria: US$2m
- Poland: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Vietnam: US$1m
- Australia: US$1m
- Denmark: US$1m
- United Arab Emirates: US$1m
- Greece: US$1m
- South Africa: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Croatia: US$946k
- Colombia: US$785k
- Romania: US$655k
- Hungary: US$560k
- Slovenia: US$556k
- Serbia: US$495k
- Switzerland: US$480k
- Indonesia: US$412k
- Slovakia: US$403k
- Egypt: US$378k
- Brazil: US$373k
- Malta: US$369k
- Bahrain: US$307k
- Finland: US$282k
- Russia: US$280k
- Kuwait: US$278k
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$267k
- Costa Rica: US$235k
- Sri Lanka: US$214k
- Norway: US$200k
- Estonia: US$190k
- Morocco: US$158k
- Bosnia & Herzegovina: US$124k
- Chile: US$97k
- Israel: US$75k
- New Zealand: US$61k
Trade value (US$) no reported trade < US$152kUS$152k+US$636k+US$3m+> US$9m
Imports: 209
- United States: US$44m
- Saudi Arabia: US$21m
- Japan: US$20m
- Germany: US$13m
- Italy: US$12m
- China: US$10m
- Hong Kong SAR China: US$9m
- Vietnam: US$7m
- Netherlands: US$7m
- Czechia: US$6m
- United Kingdom: US$6m
- France: US$5m
- Canada: US$5m
- Singapore: US$5m
- Indonesia: US$5m
- Spain: US$5m
- Thailand: US$4m
- Belgium: US$4m
- Taiwan: US$4m
- Brazil: US$4m
- Russia: US$3m
- India: US$3m
- Poland: US$3m
- Switzerland: US$3m
- Malaysia: US$3m
- Sweden: US$3m
- Denmark: US$3m
- Mexico: US$3m
- United Arab Emirates: US$2m
- Australia: US$2m
- Romania: US$2m
- Slovenia: US$2m
- Greece: US$2m
- Philippines: US$1m
- Norway: US$1m
- South Korea: US$1m
- Portugal: US$1m
- Kazakhstan: US$1m
- Austria: US$1m
- Yemen: US$1m
- Morocco: US$1m
- Costa Rica: US$999k
- Ireland: US$978k
- Bangladesh: US$948k
- New Zealand: US$912k
- Türkiye: US$859k
- Finland: US$836k
- Colombia: US$799k
- El Salvador: US$736k
- Slovakia: US$662k
- Hungary: US$660k
- Mozambique: US$637k
- Egypt: US$586k
- Iraq: US$544k
- Serbia: US$513k
- Oman: US$483k
- Cambodia: US$469k
- Nigeria: US$464k
- Jordan: US$453k
- Panama: US$434k
Top exporters
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | US$67m | 25% |
| 2 | Taiwan | US$30m | 11.1% |
| 3 | Canada | US$19m | 6.9% |
| 4 |  Thailand | US$15m | 5.8% |
| 5 | Germany | US$15m | 5.6% |
| 6 | United States | US$12m | 4.4% |
| 7 | Japan | US$10m | 3.7% |
| 8 |  Italy | US$9m | 3.3% |
| 9 | France | US$9m | 3.3% |
| 10 |  Netherlands | US$8m | 3.1% |
Top importers
| Rank | Country | Value | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | US$44m | 16.5% |
| 2 |  Saudi Arabia | US$21m | 7.8% |
| 3 | Japan | US$20m | 7.3% |
| 4 | Germany | US$13m | 5% |
| 5 | Italy | US$12m | 4.5% |
| 6 | China | US$10m | 3.8% |
| 7 |  Hong Kong SAR China | US$9m | 3.2% |
| 8 |  Vietnam | US$7m | 2.8% |
| 9 | Netherlands | US$7m | 2.7% |
| 10 |  Czechia | US$6m | 2.3% |
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.
- 10%median duty
- 26number of duty-free countries (MFN)
- 45%highest: Bahamas, Algeria, Cameroon
164
| Importing country | MFN duty | lines from – to | data year |
|---|---|---|---|
 Afghanistan | 10% | 2018 · HS 2012 | |
 Albania | 0% | 2023 | |
 Algeria | 30% | 2023 | |
 Angola | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Anguilla | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Antigua & Barbuda | 5% | 2021 · HS 2007 | |
| Argentina | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Armenia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Aruba | 12% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Australia | 5% | 2023 | |
 Azerbaijan | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bahamas | 45% | 2022 | |
 Bahrain | 5% | 2023 | |
 Bangladesh | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Barbados | 5% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Belarus | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Belize | 5% | 2023 | |
 Benin | 20% | 2023 | |
 Bermuda | 25% | 2023 | |
 Bhutan | 10% | 2022 | |
 Bolivia | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Bosnia & Herzegovina | 10% | 2022 | |
 Botswana | 0% | 2023 | |
| Brazil | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Brunei | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Burkina Faso | 20% | 2023 | |
 Burundi | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Cambodia | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cameroon | 30% | 2023 | |
| Canada | 3.3% | 0% – 6.5% | 2023 |
 Cape Verde | 10% | 0% – 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Cayman Islands | 22% | 2021 · HS 2002 | |
 Central African Republic | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chad | 30% | 2023 | |
 Chile | 6% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| China | 10% | 8% – 15% | 2023 |
 Colombia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Comoros | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Congo - Brazzaville | 30% | 2023 | |
 Cook Islands | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Costa Rica | 7% | 5% – 9% | 2023 |
 Côte d’Ivoire | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Cuba | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominica | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Dominican Republic | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ecuador | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Egypt | 10% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
 El Salvador | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2022 |
 Equatorial Guinea | 30% | 2023 | |
 Eswatini | 0% | 2023 | |
 Ethiopia | 30% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
| European Union (27 countries) | 0% | 2023 | |
 Fiji | 5% | 2023 | |
 French Polynesia | 13% | 2023 | |
 Gabon | 30% | 2023 | |
 Gambia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Georgia | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Ghana | 20% | 2023 | |
 Gibraltar | 12% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Grenada | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Guatemala | 10% | 2023 | |
 Guinea | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guinea-Bissau | 20% | 2023 | |
 Guyana | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Haiti | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Honduras | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
| Hong Kong SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Iceland | 0% | 2023 | |
 India | 10% | 2023 | |
 Indonesia | 10% | 2023 | |
 Iran | 15% | 10% – 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 |
 Israel | 0% | 2022 · HS 2017 | |
 Jamaica | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
| Japan | 0% | 2023 | |
 Jordan | 2% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Kazakhstan | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Kenya | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Kiribati | 30% | 2023 · HS 2002 | |
 Kuwait | 5% | 2023 | |
 Kyrgyzstan | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Laos | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Lebanon | 5% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 Lesotho | 0% | 2023 | |
 Liberia | 20% | 2023 | |
 Libya | 5% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Liechtenstein | 4.2%* | 0% – 8.1% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Macao SAR China | 0% | 2023 | |
 Madagascar | 20% | 2023 | |
 Malawi | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Malaysia | 12% | 5% – 25% | 2023 |
 Maldives | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mali | 20% | 2023 | |
 Mauritania | 20% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Mauritius | 0% | 2023 | |
| Mexico | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 Micronesia | 4% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Moldova | 6.5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Montserrat | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Morocco | 25% | 18% – 40% | 2023 |
 Mozambique | 9.4% | 2.5% – 20% | 2023 |
 Myanmar (Burma) | 5% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Namibia | 0% | 2023 | |
 Nauru | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Nepal | 15% | 2023 | |
| New Zealand | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 Nicaragua | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2023 |
 Niger | 20% | 2023 | |
| Nigeria | 20% | 2023 | |
| North Macedonia | 10% | 2023 | |
| Norway | 0% | 2023 | |
 Oman | 5% | 2023 | |
 Pakistan | 20% | 2023 | |
 Palau | 3% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 Palestinian Territories | 0% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Panama | 11% | 5% – 15% | 2023 |
 Papua New Guinea | 0% | 2023 | |
 Paraguay | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Peru | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Philippines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Qatar | 5% | 2023 | |
 Russia | 7.5% | 5% – 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 |
 Rwanda | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Samoa | 20% | 2020 · HS 2017 | |
 São Tomé & Príncipe | 20% | 2019 · HS 2017 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 5.6% | 5% – 12% | 2023 |
 Senegal | 20% | 2023 | |
 Seychelles | 25% | 2023 | |
 Sierra Leone | 20% | 2023 | |
 Singapore | 0% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Solomon Islands | 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Somalia | 15% | 5% – 25% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 South Africa | 0% | 2023 | |
 South Korea | 8% | 2023 | |
 Sri Lanka | 20% | 2023 | |
 St Kitts & Nevis | 2.5% | 0% – 5% | 2023 |
 St Lucia | 5% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
 St Pierre & Miquelon | 3% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 St Vincent & the Grenadines | 5% | 2023 | |
 Sudan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Suriname | 5% | 2023 · HS 2007 | |
| Switzerland | 2.8%* | 0% – 5.5% | 2023 |
 Syria | 12% | 1% – 30% | 2020 · HS 2012 |
 Tajikistan | 3.5% | 0% – 7% | 2021 · HS 2012 |
 Tanzania | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
| Thailand | 17% | 10% – 30% | 2023 |
 Togo | 20% | 2023 | |
 Tonga | 15% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Trinidad & Tobago | 0% | 2023 · HS 2012 | |
| Türkiye | 0% | 2023 | |
 Tuvalu | 15% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Uganda | 13% | 0% – 25% | 2023 |
 Ukraine | 5% | 0% – 10% | 2023 · HS 2017 |
 United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2023 | |
| United Kingdom | 0% | 2023 | |
| United States | 2.7% | 2023 | |
 Uruguay | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
 Uzbekistan | 10% | 2021 · HS 2017 | |
 Vanuatu | 10% | 2023 | |
 Venezuela | 16% | 2023 · HS 2017 | |
| Vietnam | 10% | 2023 | |
 Wallis & Futuna | 6% | 2021 · HS 2012 | |
 Yemen | 10% | 2017 · HS 2017 | |
 Zambia | 11% | 0% – 15% | 2023 |
 Zimbabwe | 0.3% | 0.2% – 0.4% | 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
- 62991 Hard rubber (e.g., ebonite), in all forms (including waste & scrap); articles of hard rubber
- End use (BEC Rev. 5)
- Intermediate goods · BEC 211210
- CPC 2.1 product
- 36270 Articles of vulcanized rubber n.e.c.; hard rubber; articles of hard rubber
- ISIC Rev. 4 activity
- 2219 Manufacture of other rubber products
Earlier HS editions
| HS | Code | |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 4017.00 | unchanged |
| 2012 | 4017.00 | unchanged |
| 2007 | 4017.00 | unchanged |
| 2002 | 4017.00 | unchanged |
| 1996 | 4017.00 | unchanged |
| 1992 | 4017.00 | unchanged |
Correspondence tables of the United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD)
EU deforestation regulation (EUDR)
Products of these commodities may only be placed on the EU market or exported if they are deforestation-free, legally produced and covered by a due diligence statement.
- Rubber applies from 30 December 2026
Hard rubber (e.g. ebonite) in all forms including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber (not including waste as defined in Article 3, point (1), of Directive 2008/98/EC; not including used products and second-hand products)
Regulation (EU) 2023/1115, Annex I (consolidated text)
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
Subheading 4017.00 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides subheading 4017.00 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
Imports of these goods into the UK came to £4.2m between September 2025 and August 2026 (up 13% on the year before); China supplied 51%, followed by France.
In 2024, countries exported these goods worth US$268m (+3.1% year on year).
The largest exporter was China (US$67m), followed by Taiwan.
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber?
Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber fall under HS subheading 4017.00, part of heading 4017, in section VII of the Harmonized System.
What is the import duty on hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms… in the EU?
Under the EU Combined Nomenclature, imports under 4017.00 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 hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms… in Türkiye?
Under the Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule, imports under 4017.00 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 hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms…?
China, with US$67m in 2024 (25% of world exports).
Where does the UK import these goods from?
In the 12 months to August 2026, the largest suppliers were China (51%), France (12%) and United States (11%), out of total imports of £4.2m.