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  "summary": "HS heading 40.01 covers natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip. It is in chapter 40 (rubber and articles thereof). It is split into 5 subheadings: 4001.10 (natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised), 4001.21 (natural rubber in other forms, smoked sheets), 4001.22 (natural rubber in other forms, technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)), 4001.29 (natural rubber in other forms, other) and 4001.30 (balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums). National tariff lines under heading 40.01 are live on border.bot for the United States (16 lines, also used by 1 other country).",
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      "value": "Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip",
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      "value": "40: Rubber and articles thereof",
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      "value": "5",
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      "question": "What does HS heading 40.01 cover?",
      "answer": "HS heading 40.01 covers natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which chapter is HS heading 40.01 in?",
      "answer": "HS heading 40.01 is in chapter 40 (rubber and articles thereof)."
    },
    {
      "question": "How many subheadings does HS heading 40.01 have?",
      "answer": "HS heading 40.01 has 5 subheadings: 4001.10 (natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised), 4001.21 (natural rubber in other forms, smoked sheets), 4001.22 (natural rubber in other forms, technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)), 4001.29 (natural rubber in other forms, other) and 4001.30 (balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums)."
    },
    {
      "question": "Which countries’ tariffs list national lines under HS heading 40.01?",
      "answer": "National tariff lines under heading 40.01 are live on border.bot for the United States (16 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "HS heading 40.01 covers natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip.",
        "It is split into 5 subheadings: 4001.10 (natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised), 4001.21 (natural rubber in other forms, smoked sheets), 4001.22 (natural rubber in other forms, technically specified natural rubber (TSNR)), 4001.29 (natural rubber in other forms, other) and 4001.30 (balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums)."
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      "id": "not-covered",
      "title": "What it doesn’t cover",
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        "Other goods of chapter 40 are classified in its other 16 headings, listed below."
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      "text": [
        "Heading 40.01 is one of 17 headings in chapter 40. Its first two digits, 40, are the chapter; the next two, 01, number the heading within it. Its subheadings add two more digits (4001.10, 4001.21, 4001.22)."
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        "National tariff lines under heading 40.01 are live on border.bot for the United States (16 lines, also used by 1 other country)."
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        "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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