Firestone FS590 Plus Inner Tube from Japan
Firestone's FS590 Plus inner tube for trucks and buses features multi-ply butyl rubber for heavy-duty performance and leak prevention. Meets vulcanized rubber criteria in Chapter 40 notes, excluding headgear or toys. Subheading 4013.10.00.20 targets truck/bus inner tubes.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
43.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.74.0825%Medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts, as provided for in subdivision (i) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.
9903.94.4315%Parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of Japan as provided for in subdivision (l) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent as provided for in subdivision (m) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter.
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Use technical data sheets showing load index for truck/bus verification
• Avoid compounding with excluded pigments per note 5(a)