Automotive-Grade Etched Capacitor Foil from Mexico
Etched aluminum foil meeting AEC-Q200 standards for electrolytic capacitors in automotive ECUs and EV power systems, with enhanced etching for high ripple current. Covered by HTS 7607.19.10.00 as unbacked foil ≤0.2 mm designed exclusively for capacitors. Ensures reliability under vibration and temperature extremes.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
55.3%
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
• Provide AEC-Q200 qualification reports and automotive end-use declarations; measure thickness excluding etch depth
• Pitfall: classifying as general industrial foil without capacitor specificity