U.S. exports of Waste, Scrap & Powders of Unhardened Rubber (SITC 23222) totaled $5.5M in August 2026.
Importers of Waste, Scrap & Powders of Unhardened Rubber paid $8K in duties in August 2026, an average duty rate of 0.57% — duty actually collected as a share of the imports that cleared customs, not the published tariff schedule.
Last updated: August 2026 dataRecovered from manufacturing trim and end-of-life rubber goods, unhardened rubber waste, pairings, and scrap — along with the powders and granules derived from them — serve as secondary feedstocks for compounding, retreading, and rubber-modified asphalt applications. Unlike vulcanized (hardened) rubber scrap, this material retains sufficient plasticity to be reprocessed without devulcanization, making grade and contamination level the primary quality concerns for buyers. Importers should confirm whether incoming material meets ASTM or buyer-specified purity thresholds, as mixed-polymer contamination can disqualify loads from premium reprocessing streams.
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384 import shipments a month
Unhardened (unvulcanized) rubber has not undergone the sulfur-crosslinking process that gives vulcanized rubber its set shape and resistance. Customs classification typically turns on whether the material can be re-softened and reprocessed without chemical devulcanization; laboratory testing or a supplier's process declaration may be required to support the classification.
Buyers typically specify particle size distribution, ash content, and absence of metal or textile contamination. Powders intended for rubber compounding demand tighter size tolerances than granules used in asphalt modification or molded goods, so the end-use application should drive the specification agreed upon in the purchase contract.
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Basic heading 23222 · $5.5M of $7.8B
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Exports · August 2026
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India and Canada together take 63% of it.
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$1.5MYoY · free account
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$5.5MYoY · free account
12-mo low · imports
Low · free accountOver the twelve months to August 2026, the U.S. imported $15.4M of Waste, Scrap & Powders of Unhardened Rubber and exported $94.2M.
Through August 2026. Source: U.S. Census Bureau.