Alligator Shear Bottom Blade 500mm from Japan
500mm bottom fixed blade for heavy-duty alligator/pinch shears used in scrap metal recycling. Designed for cutting structural steel I-beams and plates. HTS 8208.10.0030 due to length exceeding 30.5cm for metal shearing machines.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Specify 'recycling/scrap application' but classification remains machine blades
• Hardness testing reports essential for customs verification
• Don't declare as 'scrap processing equipment' - it's still a cutting blade