Precast Concrete Parking Bumpers from Japan
Durable precast concrete blocks designed to stop vehicles in parking lots, reinforced for impact resistance. Classified under HTS 6810.99.00.80 as other articles of concrete not specified elsewhere in the tariff schedule. They are not building stone or basic blocks but functional site furnishings.
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
• Verify reinforcement materials comply with US standards; provide engineering specs to avoid misclassification as building materials
• Include test certificates for compressive strength to meet construction import documentation requirements