RPT Stay-On-Tab End Stock from Japan
'RPT' (rivet-press-tab) aluminum alloy lid stock sheets, rectangular >0.2mm ≤6.3mm thick, for advanced beverage can ends. Unclad material per HTS 7606.12.3055 lid stock specs supports integral rivet formation.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Proprietary alloy specs require non-disclosure agreements with mills; protect trade secrets
• Validate formability tests; rejects common for improper temper
• Seasonal demand spikes (summer beverages) strain supply chains