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HS code for Smartphone case made of silicone
HS 2022Destination USConfidence 0.70Reviewed by a second modelOther articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914 > Other
Section VII: Plastics and articles thereof; rubber and articles thereof · Chapter 39: Plastics and articles thereof · Heading 3926: Other articles of plastics and articles of other materials of headings 3901 to 3914
Why this code
Silicones are plastics of heading 3910 (Ch.39 Note 1 and Note 3(d)). Silicone elastomer is saturated and cannot be vulcanised with sulphur, so it is not 'synthetic rubber' under Ch.40 Note 4, which excludes heading 4016. A form-fitting silicone skin/back cover that leaves the screen exposed is a protective cover rather than a container 'similar' to the cases in heading 4202. It is also not packing (3923) and not a phone part (8517). Customs practice (EU/US rulings) places such silicone covers in 3926. Subheading: none of 392610-392640 apply, so 392690 'Other' (GRI 1, GRI 6). Residual doubt: fully enclosing or wallet-style cases could fall in 4202.
Rules applied: GRI 1, GRI 6, Chapter 39 Note 1, Chapter 39 Note 3(d), Chapter 40 Note 4.
Alternatives considered
| Code | Description | Why not |
|---|---|---|
| 4202.99 | Trunks, suitcases, vanity cases, executive-cases, briefcases, school satchels, spectacle cases, binocular cases, camera cases, musical instrument cases, gun cases, holsters and similar containers; travelling-bags, insulated food or beverages bags, toilet bags, rucksacks, handbags, shopping-bags, wallets, purses, map-cases, cigarette-cases, tobacco-pouches, tool bags, sports bags, bottle-cases, jewellery boxes, powder boxes, cutlery cases and similar containers, of leather or of composition leather, of sheeting of plastics, of textile materials, of vulcanised fibre or of paperboard, or wholly or mainly covered with such materials or with paper > Other > Other | Heading 4202 covers containers. A snap-on/skin silicone cover leaving the screen open lacks container character; it would apply only if it is a closed pouch or folio case. |
| 4016.99 | Other articles of vulcanised rubber other than hard rubber > Other > Other | Silicone is not synthetic rubber within Ch.40 Note 4 (not sulphur-vulcanisable), so it is plastics, not rubber. |
| 8517.79 | Telephone sets, including smartphones and other telephones for cellular networks or for other wireless networks; other apparatus for the transmission or reception of voice, images or other data, including apparatus for communication in a wired or wireless network (such as a local or wide area network), other than transmission or reception apparatus of heading 8443 , 8525 , 8527 or 8528 > Parts > Other | The case is not a part of the phone; it is a protective accessory of plastics, not an integral component. |
Information that would confirm the code
- Is it a back/bumper skin cover or a fully enclosing pouch/folio (flip) case?
- Does it include textile, leather or card-holder components?
US Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTSUS) line for US
Other > Other
Confidence 0.60. The product is a silicone smartphone protective case, which is an article of plastics not specifically named elsewhere in the 3926.90 list, so the residual 'Other > Other' line applies, with reduced confidence because the exact silicone content and moulding details are not stated.
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