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  "summary": "HS chapter 40 covers rubber and articles thereof. It has 17 headings, 40.01 to 40.17, and 80 six-digit subheadings in HS2022. National tariff lines under chapter 40 are live on border.bot for the United States (198 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
  "updatedAt": "2026-10-11",
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      "value": "Rubber and articles thereof",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #2"
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      "label": "Headings",
      "value": "17",
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      "label": "Subheadings",
      "value": "80",
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    {
      "label": "Edition",
      "value": "HS2022",
      "source": "border.bot release GLOBAL:hs #2"
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  "faq": [
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      "question": "What does HS chapter 40 cover?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 40 covers rubber and articles thereof."
    },
    {
      "question": "How many headings and subheadings are in HS chapter 40?",
      "answer": "HS chapter 40 has 17 headings and 80 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines in HS chapter 40?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under chapter 40 are live on border.bot for the United States (198 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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      "id": "covers",
      "title": "What this chapter covers",
      "text": [
        "HS chapter 40 covers rubber and articles thereof.",
        "It has 17 headings, 40.01 to 40.17, and 80 six-digit subheadings in HS2022."
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 39, before it, covers plastics and articles thereof; chapter 41, after it, covers raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather."
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    {
      "id": "structure",
      "title": "How it is structured",
      "text": [
        "Chapter 40 is the first level of the Harmonized System. Its headings add two digits to the chapter number (40.01), and each heading's subheadings add two more."
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      "id": "other-countries",
      "title": "In other countries",
      "text": [
        "National tariff lines under chapter 40 are live on border.bot for the United States (198 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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      "id": "sources",
      "title": "Sources and updates",
      "text": [
        "The Harmonized System legal text comes from border.bot release 2 (edition HS 2022), imported from a file, and has been live since 11 October 2026.",
        "This page was last updated on 11 October 2026.",
        "Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling."
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      "description": "Rubber and articles thereof"
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            "description": "Natural rubber in other forms: Technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)"
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            "description": "Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR); carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR): Latex"
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            "code": "400610",
            "description": "“Camel-back” strips for retreading rubber tyres"
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            "description": "Other"
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            "description": "Of cellular rubber: Plates, sheets and strip"
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