Aluminum Foil Laminated Polypropylene Air Duct Hose from Japan
Flexible polypropylene hose laminated with aluminum foil and steel wire helix for HVAC ventilation. Classified in HTS 3917.39.00.10 for metal-reinforced plastic hoses used in air conveyance systems. The metal provides shape retention and pressure handling.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Certify flame retardancy for building code compliance
• Specify lamination vs embedded reinforcement
• Pitfall: confusing with fabric ducts under textile chapters