Seamless Refined Copper Solar Thermal Collector Tubing from Japan
Seamless refined copper riser tubes for flat plate solar thermal collectors absorbing sunlight. Falls under HTS 7411.10.10 as basic seamless refined copper tubes. High solar absorption coating applied post-import typically.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
51.5%
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
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Declare uncoated status if absorber coating absent; solar energy end-use may qualify incentives
• Pitfall: classifying absorber-coated tubes as 'worked' under 7412