Mineral-Based Brake Pads for Heavy Equipment from Japan
Friction pads for excavator and bulldozer brakes, featuring sintered mineral compounds (e.g., copper-free alloys with rock dust) without asbestos, unmounted. HTS 6813.81.00 covers these as brake pads with mineral substance basis for off-road machinery. Engineered for high-heat industrial braking.
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 based on OEM specs; include end-use declaration for construction vs on-road
• Test for California Prop 65 heavy metals in mineral mixes