Biaxially Oriented PET Backed Aluminum Foil from Japan
High-clarity BOPET film backed aluminum foil for pharmaceutical blister packaging and labels. HTS 7607.20.5000 for other backed foil <0.2 mm thickness. Provides tamper-evident barrier properties.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
50%
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
• Pharma-grade certifications (USP/EP) mandatory for blister stock materials
• Thickness measurement must exclude backing; use micrometer protocols
• Misdeclared as plastic film common; prove metal foil component dominant