Aluminum Conductor Composite Core (ACCC Baltimore) from Japan
ACCC Baltimore features aluminum strands around a composite (non-steel) core for high-temperature overhead electrical conduction, bare and uninsulated. Falls under HTS 7614.90.20 as stranded uninsulated aluminum electrical conductors. Aluminum provides the primary electrical pathway meeting non-alloyed specs.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
54.9%
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
• Certify composite core material to prevent Chapter 39 plastics classification; focus on aluminum conduction function
• Avoid describing as 'cable with core' to prevent parts reclass