Automotive Casting Al-Si Alloy from China
Unwrought aluminum-silicon alloy pigs standardized for automotive foundries with 25.5% silicon content. HTS 7601.20.60.00 covers this specific high-silicon composition in pig/sow form for remelting into transmission housings and engine blocks. Meets OEM specifications for castability.
Duty Rate — China → United States
77.1%
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
9903.91.0125%Effective with respect to entries on or after September 27, 2024, articles the product of China, as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 31 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
• OEM alloy grade certification required; ensure no machining that implies parts classification; temperature-controlled shipping preserves cast structure