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Customs Tariff Act 1987
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Chapter 40
Rubber and articles thereof
1.\-Except where the context otherwise requires, throughout this Schedule “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.
2.\-This Chapter does not cover:
(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 and articles of 4011 to 4013).
3.\- In 4001 to 4003.00.00 and 4005, “primary forms” applies only to the following forms:
(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 4002, “synthetic rubber” applies to:
(a) Unsaturated synthetic substances which can be irreversibly transformed by vulcanisation with sulphur into non-thermoplastic substances which, at a temperature between 18°C 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) (ii) and (iii) 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 above-mentioned products comply with the requirements concerning vulcanisation, elongation and recovery in (a) above.
5.\- (a) 4001 and 4002 do not apply to any rubber or mixture of rubbers which has been compounded, before or after coagulation, with:
(i) vulcanising agents, accelerators, retarders or activators (other than those added for the preparation of pre-vulcanised rubber latex);
(ii) pigments or other colouring matter, other than those added solely for the purpose of identification;
(iii) 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 4001 or 4002, as the case may be, provided that such rubber or mixture of rubbers retains its essential character as a raw material:
(i) emulsifiers or anti-tack agents;
(ii) small amounts of breakdown products of emulsifiers;
(iii) very small amounts of the following: heat-sensitive agents (generally for obtaining thermosensitive rubber latexes), cationic surface-active agents (generally for obtaining electro-positive 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 4004.00.00, “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.
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 4008.
8.\-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.
9.\- In 4001, 4002, 4003.00.00, 4005 and 4008, “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 a rticles and whether or not printed or otherwise surface-worked, but not otherwise cut to shape or further worked.
In 4008 “rods” and “profile shapes” apply only to such products, whether or not cut to length or surface-worked but not otherwise worked.
| 4001 | NATURAL RUBBER, BALATA, GUTTA-PERCHA, GUAYULE, CHICLE AND SIMILAR NATURAL GUMS, IN PRIMARY FORMS OR IN PLATES, SHEETS OR STRIP: | |
| ---------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| 4001.10.00 | - Natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised | 2% |
| 4001.2 | - Natural rubber in other forms: | |
| 4001.21.00 | - - Smoked sheets | 2% |
| 4001.22.00 | - - Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR) | 2% |
| 4001.29.00 | - - Other | 2% |
| 4001.30.00 | - 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 4001 WITH ANY PRODUCT OF THIS HEADING, IN PRIMARY FORMS OR IN PLATES, SHEETS OR STRIP: | |
| 4002.1 | - Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR); carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR): | |
| 4002.11.00 | - - Latex | 20%DC:15% |
| | From 1 January 1989 | 17.5%DC:12.5% |
| | From 1 January 1990 | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.19.00 | - - Other | 20%DC:15% |
| | From 1 January 1989 | 17.5%DC:12.5% |
| | From 1 January 1990 | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.20.00 | - Butadiene rubber (BR) | 20%DC:15% |
| | From 1 January 1989 | 17.5%DC:12.5% |
| ---------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------- |
| | From 1 January 1990 | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.3 | - Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR); halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BUR): | |
| 4002.31.00 | - - Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR) | 20%DC:15% |
| | From 1 January 1989 | 17.5%DC:12.5% |
| | From 1 January 1990 | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.39.00 | - - Other | 20%DC:15% |
| | From 1 January 1989 | 17.5%DC:12.5% |
| | From 1 January 1990 | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.4 | - Chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR): | |
| 4002.41.00 | - - Latex | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.49.00 | - - Other | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.5 | - Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR): | |
| 4002.51.00 | - - Latex | 20%DC:15% |
| | From 1 January 1989 | 17.5%DC:12.5% |
| | From 1 January 1990 | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.59.00 | - - Other | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.60.00 | - Isoprene rubber (IR) | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.70.00 | - Ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM) | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.80.00 | - Mixtures of any product of 4001 with any product of this heading | 20%DC:15% |
| | From 1 January 1989 | 17.5%DC:12.5% |
| | From 1 January 1990 | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.9 | - Other: | |
| 4002.91.00 | - - Latex | 15%DC:10% |
| 4002.99 | - - Other: | |
| 4002.99.10 | - - - Factice | 10%DC:5% |
| 4002.99.90 | - - - Other | 15%DC:10% |
| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------- |
| 4003.00.00 | RECLAIMED RUBBER IN PRIMARY FORMS OR IN PLATES, SHEETS OR STRIP | 10%DC:5% |
| 4004.00.00 | WASTE, PARINGS AND SCRAP OF RUBBER (OTHER THAN HARD RUBBER) AND POWDERS AND GRANULES OBTAINED THEREFROM | 10%DC:5% |
| 4005 | COMPOUNDED RUBBER, UNVULCANISED, IN PRIMARY FORMS OR IN PLATES, SHEETS OR STRIP: | |
| 4005.10.00 | - Compounded with carbon black or silica | 20%DC:15% |
| | From 1 January 1989 | 17.5%DC:12.5% |
| | From 1 January 1990 | 15%DC:10% |
| 4005.20.00 | - Solutions; dispersions other than those of 4005.10 | 20%DC:15% |
| | From 1 January 1989 | 17.5%DC:12.5% |
| | From 1 January 1990 | 15%DC:10% |
| 4005.9 | - Other: | |
| 4005.91.00 | - - Plates, sheets and strip | 20%DC:15% |
| | From 1 January 1989 | 17.5%DC:12.5% |
| | From 1 January 1990 | 15%DC:10% |
| 4005.99.00 | - - Other | 15%DC:10% |
| 4006 | OTHER FORMS (FOR EXAMPLE, RODS, TUBES AND PROFILE SHAPES) AND ARTICLES (FOR EXAMPLE, DISCS AND RINGS), OF UNVULCANISED RUBBER: | |
| 4006.10.00 | - “Camel-back” strips for retreading rubber tyres | 20%DC:15% |
| | From 1 January 1989 | 17.5%DC:12.5% |
| | From 1 January 1990 | 15%DC:10% |
| 4006.90.00 | -Other | 20%DC:15% |
| | From 1 January 1989 | 17.5%DC:12.5% |
| | From 1 January 1990 | 15%DC:10% |
| 4007.00.00 | VULCANISED RUBBER THREAD AND CORD | 25%DC:20% |
| 4008 | PLATES, SHEETS, STRIP, RODS AND PROFILE SHAPES, OF VULCANISED RUBBER OTHER THAN HARD RUBBER: | |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------- |
| 4008.1 | - Of cellular rubber: | |
| 4008.11.00 | - - Plates, sheets and strip | 25%DC:20% |
| 4008.19.00 | - - Other | 25%DC:20% |
| 4008.2 | - Of non-cellular rubber: | |
| 4008.21.00 | - - Plates, sheets and strip | 20%DC:15% |
| 4008.29.00 | - - Other | 25%DC:20% |
| 4009 | TUBES, PIPES AND HOSES, OF VULCANISED RUBBER OTHER THAN HARD RUBBER, WITH OR WITHOUT THEIR FITTINGS (FOR EXAMPLE, JOINTS, ELBOWS, FLANGES): | |
| 4009.10.00 | - Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings | 25%DC:20%CAN:15% |
| 4009.20.00 | - Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal, without fittings | 25%DC:20%CAN:15% |
| 4009.30.00 | - Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials, without fittings | 25%DC:20%CAN:15% |
| 4009.40.00 | - Reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials, without fittings | 25%DC:20%CAN:15% |
| 4009.50.00 | - With fittings | 25%DC:20%CAN:15% |
| 4010 | CONVEYOR OR TRANSMISSION BELTS OR BELTING, OF VULCANISED RUBBER: | |
| 4010.10.00 | - Of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts and V-belting) | 25%NZ:10%DC:20% |
| 4010.9 | - Other: | |
| 4010.91.00 | - - Of a width exceeding 20 cm | 20%DC:15% |
| 4010.99.00 | - - Other | 25%NZ:10%DC:20% |
| 40114011.10.00 | NEW PNEUMATIC TYRES, OF RUBBER:- Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars) | 25%FI:20%DC:20% |
| 4011.20.00 | - Of a kind used on buses or lorries | 25%DC:20% |
| 4011.30.00 | - Of a kind used on aircraft | 25%DC:20% |
| -------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- |
| 4011.40.00 | - Of a kind used on motorcycles | Free |
| 4011.50.00 | - Of a kind used on bicycles | Free |
| 4011.9 | - Other: | |
| 4011.91.00 | - - Having a “herring-bone” or similar tread | 15%DC:10% |
| 4011.99.00 | - - Other | 15%DC:10% |
| 4012 | RETREADED OR USED PNEUMATIC TYRES OF RUBBER; SOLID OR CUSHION TYRES, INTERCHANGEABLE TYRE TREADS AND TYRE FLAPS, OF RUBBER: | |
| 4012.10.00 | - Retreaded tyres | 25%FI:20%DC:20% |
| 4012.20.00 | - Used pneumatic tyres | 25%FI:20%DC:20% |
| 4012.90.00 | - Other | 10%DC:5% |
| 4013 | INNER TUBES, OF RUBBER. | |
| 4013.10.00 | - Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses or lorries | 15%FI:10%DC:10% |
| 4013.20.00 | - Of a kind used on bicycles | 15%DC:10% |
| 4013.90.00 | - Other | 15%DC:10% |
| 40144014.10.00 | HYGIENIC OR PHARMACEUTICAL ARTICLES (INCLUDING TEATS), OF VULCANISED RUBBER OTHER THAN HARD RUBBER, WITH OR WITHOUT FITTINGS OF HARD RUBBER:- Sheath contraceptives | 25%DC:20% |
| 4014.90.00 | - Other | 25%DC:20% |
| 4015 | ARTICLES OF APPAREL AND CLOTHING ACCESSORIES (INCLUDING GLOVES), FOR ALL PURPOSES, OF VULCANISED RUBBER OTHER THAN HARD RUBBER: | |
| 4015.1 | - Gloves: | |
| 4015.11.00 | - - Surgical | 25%DC:20% |
| 4015.19.00 | - - Other | 25%DC:20% |
| 4015.90 | - Other: | |
| 4015.90.10 | - - - Diving dress, wetsuits, and similar garments; mittens and mitts | 25%DC:20% |
| 4015.90.20 | - - - Garments, NSA, not being-(a) aprons of a kind used for X-ray protection;(b) pilches | Sch.5 |
| ---------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------- |
| 4015.90.90 | - - - Other | 2% |
| 4016 | OTHER ARTICLES OF VULCANISED RUBBER OTHER THAN HARD RUBBER: | |
| 4016.10.00 | - Of cellular rubber | 25%DC:20% |
| 4016.9 | - Other: | |
| 4016.91.00 | - - Floor coverings and mats | 25%DC:20% |
| 4016.92.00 | - - Erasers | 25%DC:20% |
| 4016.93.00 | - - Gaskets, washers and other seals | 25%DC:20% |
| 4016.94.00 | - - Boat or dock fenders, whether or not inflatable | 25%DC:20% |
| 4016.95.00 | - - Other inflatable articles | 25%DC:20% |
| 4016.99.00 | - - Other | 25%DC:20% |
| 4017.00.00 | HARD RUBBER (FOR EXAMPLE, EBONITE) IN ALL FORMS, INCLUDING WASTE AND SCRAP; ARTICLES OF HARD RUBBER | 25%DC:20% |
Section VIII
Raw hides and skins, leather, furskins and articles thereof; saddlery and harness; travel goods handbags and similar containers; articles of animal gut (other than silk-worm gut)