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Nylon Timing Belt for Automotive Engines from Japan

A toothed nylon-reinforced timing belt used to synchronize engine components in vehicles. Classified in 3926.90.60.90 as plastic belting for machinery, derived from polyamide polymers (heading 3908), excluding rubber-covered variants. Its precision teeth and machinery end-use define the belting function.

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

• Provide monomer content breakdown (e.g

• nylon-6,6 >95%) to comply with subheading notes on polymer classification

• Label as 'machinery belting' on invoices; include CAD drawings showing teeth profile to distinguish from flat belts