Steel Screw Caps for Beer Bottles from Mexico
These steel screw caps are used to seal glass beer bottles, featuring internal liners for airtight closure. They fall under HTS 8309.90.0080 as steel caps designed for bottle sealing, part of base metal packing accessories excluding crown corks.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
27.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify steel composition meets base metal requirements; provide mill test certificates for customs
• Ensure caps are not classified as crown corks; include product specs showing screw thread design
• Label shipments clearly as 'steel screw caps' to avoid misclassification as plastic-lined imports