Aluminum Engine Cylinder Head Casting from Japan
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 — Japan → 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
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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