Zinc Staircase Balustrade Bracket from Mexico
A decorative bracket of zinc used to support handrails on staircases in homes and offices. It qualifies for HTS 8302.41.6080 as an 'other' base metal fitting suitable for staircases in buildings.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
28.9%
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
• Include load test reports to demonstrate suitability for building safety standards like IBC
• Use precise invoices specifying 'zinc' material to match the HTS subcategory
• Beware of reclassification if brackets exceed certain sizes, potentially shifting to Chapter 73