TPE Window Seal Strip from Japan
Thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) seal strip for automotive side windows, styrene-ethylene-butylene copolymer of heading 3901. Classified 3926.90.45.90 as other seal. Ensures weatherproofing.
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
• Classify by predominant comonomer weight per note (a)(4)
• Avoid set with glass; individual strips stay in 3926
• Temperature test for TPE vs vulcanized rubber distinction