Aluminum Engine Cylinder Head Casting from Germany
A precision cast aluminum component used in internal combustion engines to house valves and spark plugs. It falls under HTS 7616.99.51.60 as a cast article of aluminum, not elsewhere specified, produced via sand or die casting processes for automotive applications.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
52.5%
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
• Verify casting composition meets aluminum alloy definitions in chapter notes to avoid reclassification as non-aluminum
• Provide foundry certificates and machining details to distinguish raw castings from finished parts under 8708