Multi-Zone VRF Air Conditioner from Mexico
Variable Refrigerant Flow system connecting one outdoor unit to multiple indoor heads for simultaneous zone control with refrigerating circuit. Falls under HTS 8415.82.0170 as complex other AC incorporating refrigerating unit.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1015%Section 232: ag equipment + residential HVAC, MFN<15% — 15% ceiling (Annex III addition)
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
• Import complete VRF system (ODU + IDUs) as set; partial shipments risk parts classification
• Detail refrigerant piping lengths, branching, and EEV control specs comprehensively
• Building management system (BMS) protocols should not change AC classification