Forged Aluminum Valve Body Blank from Japan
Rough-forged aluminum body for industrial valves, offering better pressure resistance than castings. HTS 7616.99.51.70 covers this as an aluminum forging before final machining into valve housings. Used in oil & gas, water systems.
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
9903.05.900%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
• Include pressure rating certifications and forging diagrams to distinguish from machined parts
• Declare exact alloy type (e.g
• 6061-T6) as non-alloyed vs. alloyed affects potential reclassification
• Avoid common pitfall of declaring as 'finished valve' which shifts to 8481 headings