Heavy Duty Packaging Staple Strips from Japan
High-tensile steel staple strips for industrial carton closing and packaging machines. These are exampled in the HTS heading for packaging use and made of base metal, fitting HTS 8305.20.00.00.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
25%
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
• Submit machine compatibility specs to confirm classification as stapler strips rather than nails
• Avoid common pitfall of declaring as 'nails' which triggers different Chapter 73 tariffs
• Include gauge and crown width measurements in commercial invoices for accurate valuation