U.S. exports of Unvulcanized Rubber Forms & Articles, NES (SITC 62129) totaled $6.5M in August 2026.
Importers of Unvulcanized Rubber Forms & Articles, NES paid $136K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 7.80% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule. Unvulcanized Rubber Forms & Articles, NES imports of $1.7M in August 2026 ran 14% above the year-to-date monthly average of $1.5M.
Last updated: August 2026 dataBeyond strips and primary forms, unvulcanized rubber is also shaped into a wide range of molded or extruded articles — gaskets, blanks, preforms, and custom profiles — that have not yet undergone vulcanization curing. This residual heading captures those finished or semi-finished shapes that do not fit the plate, sheet, strip, or camel-back categories, making it a common landing point for custom-molded preforms supplied to automotive, aerospace, and industrial assembly lines. The unvulcanized state is commercially significant because it allows downstream processors to bond, shape, or co-cure the article with other components before final cure.
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Custom-molded preforms, extruded profiles with complex cross-sections, and shaped blanks intended for co-curing with metal or fabric substrates are common examples. If the article is unvulcanized and does not match the plate/sheet/strip form or the camel-back strip definition, this NES heading is the appropriate classification.
Unvulcanized rubber articles are thermally sensitive and can undergo premature partial cure or cold-flow deformation if exposed to heat or excessive pressure during transit. Importers typically require temperature-controlled containers and limited stacking, and shelf-life dating from the manufacturer is important for quality assurance upon arrival.
Basic heading 62129 · $6.5M of $13.0B
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Exports · August 2026
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Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $17.6M of Unvulcanized Rubber Forms & Articles, NES and exported $77.3M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.