U.S. imports of Medical, Surgical, Dental & Veterinary Rubber Gloves (HS 401512) totaled $181.5M in August 2026, imported from 24 countries.
Importers of Medical, Surgical, Dental & Veterinary Rubber Gloves paid $19.2M in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 10.66% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Medical, Surgical, Dental & Veterinary Rubber Gloves imports of $181.5M in August 2026 ran 10% above the year-to-date monthly average of $164.4M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataVulcanized rubber gloves for medical, surgical, dental, and veterinary use are FDA-regulated medical devices subject to 510(k) clearance or substantial equivalence review, and all foreign manufacturers must be registered with FDA before their products may be imported. Malaysia dominates global supply of this category, with Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, and Sri Lanka also significant — a geographic concentration in Southeast Asia that creates meaningful supply-chain resilience considerations for US healthcare procurement. The US schedule separates surgical gloves (4015121020) from general medical gloves (4015121010) and dental/veterinary gloves (4015129000), with sterility, powder content, and dimensional tolerances being the specification distinctions that matter most for regulatory and commercial purposes. Importers should ensure each shipment is accompanied by FDA device registration documentation and that labeling meets 21 CFR requirements before arrival at the port of entry.
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5.9K import shipments a month
Surgical gloves are Class II medical devices requiring 510(k) clearance. The foreign manufacturer must be registered with FDA and list the device, and each shipment is subject to FDA examination at the port of entry. Labeling must comply with 21 CFR Part 801, including sterility claims, lot number, and expiration date where applicable. Shipments from unregistered establishments are subject to refusal of admission.
Surgical gloves (4015121020) are sterile, individually packaged, and manufactured to tighter dimensional and pinhole-rate tolerances per ASTM D3577 or equivalent standards. Medical examination gloves (4015121010) are non-sterile and held to less stringent standards under ASTM D3578 or D6319. The distinction matters both for HTS classification and for FDA device classification, as the two product types carry different regulatory pathways and labeling requirements.
ImportsExports
Imports
$181.5MYoY · free account
Exports
$2.6MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $1.9B of Medical, Surgical, Dental & Veterinary Rubber Gloves and exported $32.2M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.
Imports · August 2026
origin
Malaysia and Thailand together supply 76% of it.
customs district
destination
entry
rate provision · imports
2.1% enters free of duty; duty collected equals 10.66% of imports for consumption.
HS10 import codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule.
| Code | Description | Imports for consumption | Average duty rate | Dutiable Share | Duty Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4015121010 | Medical Gloves, Vulcanize Rubber, NESOI | $152.0M | 10.60% | 97.89% | $16.1M |
| 4015121020 | Surgical Gloves, Vulcanize Rubber, NESOI | $28.1M | 10.81% | 97.55% | $3.0M |
| 4015129000 | Dental/Veterinary Gloves, Mittens, Mitts | $356K | 24.06% | 99.93% | $86K |
HS10 export codes under this HS6 parent, each with its own page. Source: U.S. Schedule B export classification.
| Code | Description | Export Value |
|---|---|---|
| 4015129000 | Dental/Veterinary Gloves, Mittens, Mitts | $1.4M |
| 4015121000 | Medical Gloves, Vulcanize Rubber, NESOI | $1.2M |
Import lines come from the U.S. Harmonized Tariff Schedule and export lines from Schedule B. The two are numbered by different agencies, so the same 10-digit code can appear in both tables describing a different product.
Subheading 1 of 3 in heading 4015
Subheading 401512 · $181.5M of $278.2M
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