Unalloyed Aluminum Beverage Dispensing Tube from Mexico
Thin-walled seamless tube from pure aluminum used in soda fountain dispensers for syrup lines. HTS 7608.10.00 applies as it is unalloyed aluminum tube per strict elemental limits in subheading note (a). Provides hygienic, lightweight fluid transport.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
55.7%
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
• Submit FDA-compliant material certs alongside HTS docs for food-contact verification
• Specify sanitary finish and inner diameter to prevent reclassification as generic tube
• Watch for alloy content; even trace elements can disqualify unalloyed status