Aluminum Engine Cylinder Head Casting from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) 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