SCBA Aluminum Air Cylinder from China
An aluminum cylinder designed for self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) used by firefighters and rescue teams to store compressed air. It falls under HTS 7613.00.00.00 as it is specifically an aluminum container for compressed gas, meeting pressure vessel standards like DOT specifications. These are seamless or welded aluminum vessels rated for high-pressure air storage.
Duty Rate — China → United States
80%
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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
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
• Obtain DOT approval markings and hydrostatic test certificates; non-compliant cylinders are rejected at customs
• Provide material composition proof to confirm aluminum content >99% for non-alloyed or alloy specs per chapter notes
• Avoid misclassification as general pressure vessels; include end-use declarations for compressed gas