HEADING 40.12 - RETREADED OR USED PNEUMATIC TYRES OF RUBBER; SOLID OR CUSHION TYRES INTERCHANGEABLE TYRE TREADS AND TYRE FLAPS OF RUBBER.

13 COMMODITIES

4012.10 - Retreaded tyres

4012.20 - Used pneumatic tyres

4012.90 - Other

This heading includes retreaded pneumatic tyres of rubber and used pneumatic tyres of rubber suitable either for further use or for retreading.

Solid tyres are used for example on wheeled toys and mobile articles of furniture.

Cushion tyres which are solid tyres with a sealed internal air space are used on barrows and trolleys. Interchangeable tyre treads are fitted on a tyre carcass specially designed for that purpose. Tyre flaps are used to protect the inner tube from the metal rim or spoke ends.

The heading excludes solid or cushion tyres of products of CHAPTER39 for example polyurethane (generally Section XVII) and worn-out tyres not suitable for retreading (heading 40.04).