Commission Regulation (EU) No 861/2010Show full title

CHAPTER 40 U.K. RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF

Notes U.K.

1. Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout the nomenclature the expression ‘rubber’ means the following products, whether or not vulcanised or hard: natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, synthetic rubber, factice derived from oils, and such substances reclaimed. U.K.

2. This chapter does not cover: U.K.

(a)

goods of Section XI (textiles and textile articles);

(b)

footwear or parts thereof of Chapter 64;

(c)

headgear or parts thereof (including bathing caps) of Chapter 65;

(d)

mechanical or electrical appliances or parts thereof of Section XVI (including electrical goods of all kinds), of hard rubber;

(e)

articles of Chapter 90, 92, 94 or 96; or

(f)

articles of Chapter 95 (other than sports gloves, mittens and mitts and articles of headings 4011 to 4013).

3. In headings 4001 to 4003 and 4005, the expression ‘primary forms’ applies only to the following forms: U.K.

(a)

liquids and pastes (including latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised, and other dispersions and solutions);

(b)

blocks of irregular shape, lumps, bales, powders, granules, crumbs and similar bulk forms.

4. In note 1 to this chapter and in heading 4002, the expression ‘synthetic rubber’ applies to: U.K.

(a)

unsaturated synthetic substances which can be irreversibly transformed by vulcanisation with sulphur into non-thermoplastic substances which, at a temperature between 18 and 29 °C, will not break on being extended to three times their original length and will return, after being extended to twice their original length, within a period of five minutes, to a length not greater than one-and-a-half times their original length. For the purposes of this test, substances necessary for the cross-linking, such as vulcanising activators or accelerators, may be added; the presence of substances as provided for by note 5(B)(2) and (3) is also permitted. However, the presence of any substances not necessary for the cross-linking, such as extenders, plasticisers and fillers, is not permitted;

(b)

thioplasts (TM); and

(c)

natural rubber modified by grafting or mixing with plastics, depolymerised natural rubber, mixtures of unsaturated synthetic substances with saturated synthetic high polymers provided that all the abovementioned products comply with the requirements concerning vulcanisation, elongation and recovery in (a) above.

5.

(A)

Headings 4001 and 4002 do not apply to any rubber or mixture of rubbers which has been compounded, before or after coagulation, with:

(1)

vulcanising agents, accelerators, retarders or activators (other than those added for the preparation of pre-vulcanised rubber latex);

(2)

pigments or other colouring matter, other than those added solely for the purpose of identification;

(3)

plasticisers or extenders (except mineral oil in the case of oil-extended rubber), fillers, reinforcing agents, organic solvents or any other substances, except those permitted under (B).

(B)

The presence of the following substances in any rubber or mixture of rubbers shall not affect its classification in heading 4001 or 4002, as the case may be, provided that such rubber or mixture of rubbers retains its essential character as a raw material:

(1)

emulsifiers or anti-tack agents;

(2)

small amounts of breakdown products of emulsifiers;

(3)

very small amounts of the following: heat-sensitive agents (generally, for obtaining thermosensitive rubber latexes), cationic surface-active agents (generally, for obtaining electropositive rubber latexes), antioxidants, coagulants, crumbling agents, freeze-resisting agents, peptisers, preservatives, stabilisers, viscosity-control agents, or similar special-purpose additives.

6. For the purposes of heading 4004, the expression ‘waste, parings and scrap’ means rubber waste, parings and scrap from the manufacture or working of rubber and rubber goods definitely not usable as such because of cutting-up, wear or other reasons. U.K.

7. Thread wholly of vulcanised rubber, of which any cross-sectional dimension exceeds 5 mm, is to be classified as strip, rods or profile shapes, of heading 4008. U.K.

8. Heading 4010 includes conveyor or transmission belts or belting of textile fabric impregnated, coated, covered or laminated with rubber or made from textile yarn or cord impregnated, coated, covered or sheathed with rubber. U.K.

9. In headings 4001, 4002, 4003, 4005 and 4008, the expressions ‘plates’, ‘sheets’ and ‘strip’ apply only to plates, sheets and strip and to blocks of regular geometric shape, uncut or simply cut to rectangular (including square) shape, whether or not having the character of articles and whether or not printed or otherwise surface-worked, but not otherwise cut to shape or further worked. U.K.

In heading 4008, the expressions ‘rods’ and ‘profile shapes’ apply only to such products, whether or not cut to length or surface-worked but not otherwise worked.

Additional note U.K.

1. Where the woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, felt or nonwovens are present merely for reinforcing purposes, gloves, mittens or mitts impregnated, coated or covered with cellular rubber belong to Chapter 40, even if they are: U.K.

• made up from woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics (other than those of heading 5906), felt or nonwovens impregnated, coated or covered with cellular rubber, or

• made up from unimpregnated, uncoated or uncovered woven, knitted or crocheted fabrics, felt or nonwovens and subsequently impregnated, coated or covered with cellular rubber.

(Note 3(c) to Chapter 56 and note 4, last paragraph, to Chapter 59).

CN code	Description	Conventional rate of duty (%)	Supplementary unit
4001	Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
40011000	Natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanised	Free	—
Natural rubber in other forms
40012100	Smoked sheets	Free	—
40012200	Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)	Free	—
40012900	Other	Free	—
40013000	Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums	Free	—
4002	Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this heading, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR); carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR)
40021100	Latex	Free	—
400219	Other
40021910	Styrene-butadiene rubber produced by emulsion polymerisation (E-SBR), in bales	Free	—
40021920	Styrene-butadiene-styrene block copolymers produced by solution polymerisation (SBS, thermoplastic elastomers), in granules, crumbs or powders	Free	—
40021930	Styrene-butadiene rubber produced by solution polymerisation (S-SBR), in bales	Free	—
40021990	Other	Free	—
40022000	Butadiene rubber (BR)	Free	—
Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR); halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR)
40023100	Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR)	Free	—
40023900	Other	Free	—
Chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR)
40024100	Latex	Free	—
40024900	Other	Free	—
Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR)
40025100	Latex	Free	—
40025900	Other	Free	—
40026000	Isoprene rubber (IR)	Free	—
40027000	Ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM)	Free	—
40028000	Mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this heading	Free	—
Other
40029100	Latex	Free	—
400299	Other
40029910	Products modified by the incorporation of plastics	2,9	—
40029990	Other	Free	—
40030000	Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip	Free	—
40040000	Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom	Free	—
4005	Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
40051000	Compounded with carbon black or silica	Free	—
40052000	Solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading 4005 10	Free	—
Other
40059100	Plates, sheets and strip	Free	—
40059900	Other	Free	—
4006	Other forms (for example, rods, tubes and profile shapes) and articles (for example, discs and rings), of unvulcanised rubber
40061000	‘Camel-back’ strips for retreading rubber tyres	Free	—
40069000	Other	Free	—
40070000	Vulcanised rubber thread and cord	3	—
4008	Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber
Of cellular rubber
40081100	Plates, sheets and strip	3	—
40081900	Other	2,9	—
Of non-cellular rubber
400821	Plates, sheets and strip
40082110	Floor coverings and mats	3	m2
40082190	Other	3	—
40082900	Other	2,9	—
4009	Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings (for example, joints, elbows, flanges)
Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials
40091100	Without fittings	3	—
40091200	With fittings	3	—
Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal
40092100	Without fittings	3	—
40092200	With fittings	3	—
Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials
40093100	Without fittings	3	—
40093200	With fittings	3	—
Reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials
40094100	Without fittings	3	—
40094200	With fittings	3	—
4010	Conveyor or transmission belts or belting, of vulcanised rubber
Conveyor belts or belting
40101100	Reinforced only with metal	6,5	—
40101200	Reinforced only with textile materials	6,5	—
40101900	Other	6,5	—
Transmission belts or belting
40103100	Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 180 cm	6,5	—
40103200	Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), other than V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 180 cm	6,5	—
40103300	Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm	6,5	—
40103400	Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), other than V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm	6,5	—
40103500	Endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cm	6,5	—
40103600	Endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference exceeding 150 cm but not exceeding 198 cm	6,5	—
40103900	Other	6,5	—
4011	New pneumatic tyres, of rubber
40111000	Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)	4,5	p/st
401120	Of a kind used on buses or lorries
40112010	With a load index not exceeding 121	4,5	p/st
40112090	With a load index exceeding 121	4,5	p/st
40113000	Of a kind used on aircraft	4,5	p/st
40114000	Of a kind used on motorcycles	4,5	p/st
40115000	Of a kind used on bicycles	4	p/st
Other, having a ‘herring-bone’ or similar tread
40116100	Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines	4	p/st
40116200	Of a kind used on construction or industrial handling vehicles and machines and having a rim size not exceeding 61 cm	4	p/st
40116300	Of a kind used on construction or industrial handling vehicles and machines and having a rim size exceeding 61 cm	4	p/st
40116900	Other	4	p/st
Other
40119200	Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines	4	p/st
40119300	Of a kind used on construction or industrial handling vehicles and machines and having a rim size not exceeding 61 cm	4	p/st
40119400	Of a kind used on construction or industrial handling vehicles and machines and having a rim size exceeding 61 cm	4	p/st
40119900	Other	4	p/st
4012	Retreaded or used pneumatic tyres of rubber; solid or cushion tyres, tyre treads and tyre flaps, of rubber
Retreaded tyres
40121100	Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)	4,5	p/st
40121200	Of a kind used on buses or lorries	4,5	p/st
40121300	Of a kind used on aircraft	4,5	p/st
40121900	Other	4,5	p/st
40122000	Used pneumatic tyres	4,5	p/st
401290	Other
40129020	Solid or cushion tyres	2,5	—
40129030	Tyre treads	2,5	—
40129090	Tyre flaps	4	—
4013	Inner tubes, of rubber
40131000	Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses or lorries	4	p/st
40132000	Of a kind used on bicycles	4	p/st
40139000	Other	4	p/st
4014	Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles (including teats), of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without fittings of hard rubber
40141000	Sheath contraceptives	Free	—
40149000	Other	Free	—
4015	Articles of apparel and clothing accessories (including gloves, mittens and mitts), for all purposes, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber
Gloves, mittens and mitts
40151100	Surgical	2	pa
40151900	Other	2,7	pa
40159000	Other	5	—
4016	Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber
40161000	Of cellular rubber	3,5	—
Other
40169100	Floor coverings and mats	2,5	—
40169200	Erasers	2,5	—
40169300	Gaskets, washers and other seals	2,5	—
40169400	Boat or dock fenders, whether or not inflatable	2,5	—
40169500	Other inflatable articles	2,5	—
401699	Other
For motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705
40169952	Rubber-to-metal bonded parts	2,5	—
40169957	Other	2,5	—
Other
40169991	Rubber-to-metal bonded parts	2,5	—
40169997	Other	2,5	—
40170000	Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber	Free	—