Aluminum Column Cover Sleeve from Japan
Cylindrical aluminum sleeves prepared to encase and reinforce structural columns in high-rise construction. Falls under 7610.90.00.80 as column parts.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Prove reinforcement function via engineering data
• Pure aluminum vs. alloy labeling per chapter notes
• Decorative-only covers risk 7616 reclassification