DOT 3B Seamless Steel Helium Balloon Cylinder from China
Seamless steel cylinder marked DOT 3B for helium party balloons or blimps, without overwrap. Complies with 49 CFR safety for lighter-than-air gas containment. Portable size for event use.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Confirm empty status at import; filled cylinders face hazmat surcharges and gas tariffs
• Provide thread specification (e.g
• 3/4-14 NOS) in entry docs for valve compatibility
• Watch for reclassification if sold with balloon kits as toy sets under Chapter 95