Aluminum Bumper Bracket from Mexico
Lightweight aluminum bracket for mounting bumpers to motor vehicle frames, providing structural support. Classifies in HTS 8302.30.30.60 for aluminum mountings suitable for vehicle coachwork. Not a body panel itself.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
27%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) 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
• Strength test reports needed to prove suitability for vehicle crash standards
• Specify OEM vs aftermarket in docs to address potential origin marking issues
• Avoid 'universal bracket' description—use vehicle model compatibility