Portable AC Outer Cabinet Assembly from Japan
Plastic and sheet metal outer cabinet housing for portable room air conditioners, featuring air intake grilles and control panel cutouts. Classified under HTS 8415.90.40.00 as an outer cabinet part for temperature/humidity regulating AC machines.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
26.4%
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 already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Label cabinets clearly as 'AC outer cabinet' with model compatibility to prove chapter 84 specificity
• Provide bill of materials showing plastic/metal composition for accurate duty assessment