Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · HTS code · HS 4016.99

4016.99.03

4016.99.03: Other vulcanised rubber articles: Containers, with or without their closures, of a kind used for the packing, transporting or marketing of merchandise

Other vulcanised rubber articles

Not declarable on its own: use one of its 1 subdivisions Data: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States · checked on 24 October 2026

  1. 4016 Other articles of vulcanized rubber other than hard rubber:
  2. Other:
  3. 4016.99 Other:
  4. 4016.99.03 Containers, with or without their closures, of a kind used for the packing, transporting or marketing of merchandise

What you pay

Importing into USA

Customs duty 3% standard rate depends on the country of origin
Additional duties and charges 1 additional measure
VAT no federal VAT; a Merchandise Processing Fee of 0.3464 % is charged on formal entries
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US additional duties of HTS chapter 99 in force on 22 October 2026 are included (Section 301, 232, 338 and 201). IEEPA duties are no longer collected after the Supreme Court ruling of February 2026. Conditional exemptions (US content, end use, metal share) are not computed: check the provision.

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

  • Additional dutySection 301 — China — technology transfer, IP and innovation (2018 actions and 2024 four-year review) 25%
    Applies to goods from
    China
    In force
    from 24 September 2018
    Legal act
    HTSUS 9903.88.03

Preferential rates by country

Agreement or schemeCountriesRate
General (MFN)—3%
US–Australia FTA AUAustraliaFree
US–Bahrain FTA BHBahrainFree
US–Chile FTA CLChileFree
US–Colombia TPA COColombiaFree
US–Israel FTA ILIsraelFree
US–Jordan FTA JOJordanFree
US–Korea FTA KRSouth KoreaFree
US–Morocco FTA MAMoroccoFree
US–Oman FTA OMOmanFree
CAFTA-DR PCosta Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, NicaraguaFree
US–Panama TPA PAPanamaFree
US–Peru TPA PEPeruFree
USMCA SCanada, MexicoFree
US–Singapore FTA SGSingaporeFree
Column 2Cuba, North Korea, Russia, Belarus80%

Special: reduced rates under trade agreements and preference programmes; the letters in brackets name the programmes (for example AU = Australia FTA, KR = Korea FTA).

Same subheading in other tariffs

4016.99 Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber: other, other

UK 2% Third-country duty 10 tariff lines EU 2.5% Third-country duty 4 tariff lines Türkiye 2.5% Third-country duty 5 tariff lines Canada Free – 6.5% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 4.9% Mexico Free – 10% General (MFN) 10 tariff lines · average 1.5% Brazil Free – 16% General (MFN) 2 tariff lines · average 8% Argentina Free – 16% General (MFN) 31 tariff lines · average 15.5% Peru Free – 6% General (MFN) 7 tariff lines · average 4.3% New Zealand Free – 10% General (MFN) 26 tariff lines · average 4% · 1× specific or compound duty Japan Free General (MFN) 2 tariff lines Taiwan 7.5% – 10% General (MFN) 4 tariff lines · average 8.8% GCC 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines Switzerland Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line Norway Free General (MFN) 1 tariff line North Macedonia 2.5% – 5% General (MFN) 6 tariff lines · average 3.8% Nigeria 10% General (MFN) 1 tariff line

USA lines: 4016.99

Binding rulings for similar goods

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 13 August 2026 · 4016.99.60.50

    The tariff classification of kneepads from Vietnam

  • H338608 U.S. CBP 12 January 2026 · 4016.99.60

    Application for Further Review of Protest No. 4197-24-107768; Classification of a Bearing Shock Mount

  • N356978 U.S. CBP 5 January 2026 · 4016.99.60.50

    The tariff classification of walker tips from China

  • N355209 U.S. CBP 5 November 2025 · 4016.99.60.50

    The tariff classification of a headset boom support from China

  • 600014701 HMRC 24 April 2026 – 23 April 2029 · 4016 99 97 90

    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 23 April 2026 – 22 April 2029 · 4016 99 97 90

    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 22 April 2026 – 21 April 2029 · 4016 99 97 90

    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 5 February 2026 – 4 February 2029 · 4016 99 97 90

    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.

79 rulings in total for this code

Legal notes

Chapter notes: Chapter 40 →

HTS code 4016.99.03 is a line of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States under HS subheading 4016.99 (other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber: other, other).

The general duty is 3%, and quantities are declared in kg.

For the same subheading, the UK duty is 2%, the EU duty is 2.5%, the Türkiye duty is 2.5%, the Canada duty is 0%–6.5%, the Mexico duty is 0%–10%, the Brazil duty is 0%–16%, the Argentina duty is 0%–16%, the Peru duty is 0%–6%, the New Zealand duty is 0%–10%, the Japan duty is free, the Taiwan duty is 7.5%–10%, the GCC duty is 5%, the Switzerland duty is free, the Norway duty is free, the North Macedonia duty is 2.5%–5% and the Nigeria duty is 10%.

The United States imported goods of subheading 4016.99 worth US$2.1bn in 2024; the largest supplier was China.

Questions and answers

What is the USA import duty for HTS code 4016.99.03?

The general duty in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is 3%; the supplementary unit is kg. Preferential rates for goods from agreement countries, anti-dumping duties and VAT are not included.

Is there a lower rate for 4016.99.03 under US trade agreements?

Yes. The Special column reads “Free (A, AU, BH, CL, CO,D,E, IL, JO, KR, MA, OM,P, PA, PE,S, SG)”: the letters in brackets name the agreements and programmes that grant it.

Where does the United States import these goods from?

For subheading 4016.99 as a whole, the largest supplier in 2024 was China (US$458m), followed by Mexico.

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Typical products

Everyday names, not part of the legal text.