4009.22.00 - With fittings

This HTS category, 4009.22.00, encompasses tubes, pipes, and hoses manufactured from vulcanized rubber, specifically those that are reinforced or combined with metal. Crucially, this category applies only to such rubber articles that are equipped with fittings. These fittings can include a variety of components such as joints, elbows, or flanges, which are integrated to facilitate connection and use in specific applications.

It is important to distinguish this category from its sibling, 4009.21.00, which covers similar reinforced or metal-combined rubber tubes, pipes, and hoses but are *without* any fittings. The presence of integrated fittings is the defining characteristic that places an article under 4009.22.00, rather than its counterpart without them.

Within this classification, further subdivisions exist to provide more granular tariff treatment. The subcategories are: 4009.22.00.20, which specifically covers brake hoses intended for various vehicles listed in subheadings and headings like 8701.21 through 8701.29, 8702, 8703, 8704, 8705, or 8711; and 4009.22.00.50, designated for all other types of reinforced or metal-combined rubber tubes, pipes, and hoses with fittings not falling under the brake hose specific entry.