Aluminum-Backed Copper Clad Laminate from Mexico
Refined copper foil laminated to thin aluminum substrate for metal-core PCBs in LED lighting, foil ≤0.15mm. Still HTS 7410.21.30 as copper foil backed with metal-like 'similar backing materials' per heading.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
53%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 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
• Clarify 'copper foil backed' vs. 'copper-plated aluminum'; test reports prove foil construction
• Thermal conductivity specs help but don't override HTS copper foil priority