HS chapter 40: Rubber and articles thereof
Chapter 40 of the EU Combined Nomenclature 2026, with the official text of every heading in it and their 6-digit subheadings.
Official description
40RUBBER AND ARTICLES THEREOF
- Headings (4 digits)
- 17
- Subheadings (6 digits)
- 80
- CN codes (8 digits)
- 91
Headings in chapter 40
- 4001 10 Natural rubber latex, whether or not prevulcanised
- 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
- 4001 30 Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Synthetic rubber and factice derived from oils, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip; mixtures of natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle or similar types of natural rubber with synthetic rubber or factice, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
- 4002 11 Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR); carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR) | Latex
- 4002 19 Styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR); carboxylated styrene-butadiene rubber (XSBR) | Other
- 4002 20 Butadiene rubber (BR)
- 4002 31 Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR); halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR) | Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR)
- 4002 39 Isobutene-isoprene (butyl) rubber (IIR); halo-isobutene-isoprene rubber (CIIR or BIIR) | Other
- 4002 41 Chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR) | Latex
- 4002 49 Chloroprene (chlorobutadiene) rubber (CR) | Other
- 4002 51 Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) | Latex
- 4002 59 Acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber (NBR) | Other
- 4002 60 Isoprene rubber (IR)
- 4002 70 Ethylene-propylene-non-conjugated diene rubber (EPDM)
- 4002 80 Mixtures of any product of heading 4001 with any product of this heading
- 4002 91 Other | Latex
- 4002 99 Other | Other
- 4003 00 Reclaimed rubber in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Waste, parings and scrap of soft rubber and powders and granules obtained therefrom
- 4004 00 Waste, parings and scrap of rubber (other than hard rubber) and powders and granules obtained therefrom
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Compounded rubber, unvulcanised, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip (excl. mixtures of natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums containing synthetic rubber or factice derived from oils)
- 4005 10 Compounded with carbon black or silica
- 4005 20 Solutions; dispersions other than those of subheading 400510
- 4005 91 Other | Plates, sheets and strip
- 4005 99 Other | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Rods, bars, tubes, profiles and other forms of unvulcanised rubber, incl. mixed rubber, and articles of unvulcanised rubber, incl. mixed rubber (excl. plates, sheets and strip which, apart from basic surface-working, have not been cut, or have merely been cut into square or rectangular shapes)
- 4006 10 Camel-back strips for retreading rubber tyres
- 4006 90 Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Vulcanised rubber thread and cord (excl. ungimped single thread with a diameter of > 5 mm and textiles combined with rubber thread, e.g. textile-covered thread and cord)
- 4007 00 Vulcanised rubber thread and cord
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Plates, sheets, strip, rods and profile shapes, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber)
- 4008 11 Of cellular rubber | Plates, sheets and strip
- 4008 19 Of cellular rubber | Other
- 4008 21 Of non-cellular rubber | Plates, sheets and strip
- 4008 29 Of non-cellular rubber | Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Tubes, pipes and hoses, of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber, with or without their fittings, e.g. joints, elbows, flanges
- 4009 11 Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials | Without fittings
- 4009 12 Not reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials | With fittings
- 4009 21 Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal | Without fittings
- 4009 22 Reinforced or otherwise combined only with metal | With fittings
- 4009 31 Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials | Without fittings
- 4009 32 Reinforced or otherwise combined only with textile materials | With fittings
- 4009 41 Reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials | Without fittings
- 4009 42 Reinforced or otherwise combined with other materials | With fittings
- 4010 11 Conveyor belts or belting | Reinforced only with metal
- 4010 12 Conveyor belts or belting | Reinforced only with textile materials
- 4010 19 Conveyor belts or belting | Other
- 4010 31 Transmission belts or belting | Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 180 cm
- 4010 32 Transmission belts or belting | 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
- 4010 33 Transmission belts or belting | Endless transmission belts of trapezoidal cross-section (V-belts), V-ribbed, of an outside circumference exceeding 180 cm but not exceeding 240 cm
- 4010 34 Transmission belts or belting | 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
- 4010 35 Transmission belts or belting | Endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference exceeding 60 cm but not exceeding 150 cm
- 4010 36 Transmission belts or belting | Endless synchronous belts, of an outside circumference exceeding 150 cm but not exceeding 198 cm
- 4010 39 Transmission belts or belting | Other
- 4011 10 Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)
- 4011 20 Of a kind used on buses or lorries
- 4011 30 Of a kind used on aircraft
- 4011 40 Of a kind used on motorcycles
- 4011 50 Of a kind used on bicycles
- 4011 70 Of a kind used on agricultural or forestry vehicles and machines
- 4011 80 Of a kind used on construction, mining or industrial handling vehicles and machines
- 4011 90 Other
- 4012 11 Retreaded tyres | Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars)
- 4012 12 Retreaded tyres | Of a kind used on buses or lorries
- 4012 13 Retreaded tyres | Of a kind used on aircraft
- 4012 19 Retreaded tyres | Other
- 4012 20 Used pneumatic tyres
- 4012 90 Other
- 4013 10 Of a kind used on motor cars (including station wagons and racing cars), buses or lorries
- 4013 20 Of a kind used on bicycles
- 4013 90 Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Hygienic or pharmaceutical articles, incl. teats, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), with or without fittings of hard rubber, n.e.s. (excl. articles of apparel and clothing accessories, incl. gloves, for all purposes)
- 4014 10 Sheath contraceptives
- 4014 90 Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Articles of apparel and clothing accessories, incl. gloves, mittens and mitts, for all purposes, of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber and footwear and headgear and parts thereof)
- 4015 12 Gloves, mittens and mitts | Of a kind used for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary purposes
- 4015 19 Gloves, mittens and mitts | Other
- 4015 90 Other
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Articles of vulcanised rubber (excl. hard rubber), n.e.s.
- 4016 10 Of cellular rubber
- 4016 91 Other | Floor coverings and mats
- 4016 92 Other | Erasers
- 4016 93 Other | Gaskets, washers and other seals
- 4016 94 Other | Boat or dock fenders, whether or not inflatable
- 4016 95 Other | Other inflatable articles
- 4016 99 Other | Other
- 4017Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber
Explanatory note (Eurostat): Hard rubber, e.g. ebonite, in all forms, incl. waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber, n.e.s.
- 4017 00 Hard rubber (for example, ebonite) in all forms, including waste and scrap; articles of hard rubber
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Source
Source: EU Combined Nomenclature 2026 (Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2025/1926), © European Union, https://eur-lex.europa.eu/. Reformatted by WISEPIM: indent dashes removed and parent lines joined. Only the Official Journal is authentic.