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HS code for hard rubber items
In the UK Trade Tariff’s list of everyday names, “hard rubber items” points to heading 4017: hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber. Check the description and the notes of the chapter before declaring: the right code depends on what the goods are made of and how they are used.
4017 is a single line in the EU Combined Nomenclature, where the duty is duty-free.
The Turkish Customs Tariff Schedule divides 4017 into 5 tariff lines; the duty is duty-free.
4017 is a single line in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, where the duty is 2.7%.
Duty rates compared
UK specific or compound duty Third-country duty 1 tariff line 
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 See also
Questions and answers
What is the HS code for hard rubber items?
Hard rubber items are classified under 4017 (Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of…) in the Harmonized System. National tariffs add more digits; see the lines on this page.