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Whirlpool 24-inch Top-Freezer Refrigerator from China

This household refrigerator features a compression-type cooling system using a vapor-compression cycle with a hermetic compressor to maintain temperatures between 32°F and 40°F in the fresh food section and 0°F in the freezer. It is designed for residential kitchen use with adjustable shelves and automatic defrost. Classifiable under HTS 8418.21.00 as a household compression-type refrigerator.

Duty Rate — China → United States

50%

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
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
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

Verify energy efficiency ratings via DOE standards and include on labeling to meet FTC requirements

Provide compressor specifications and refrigerant type (e.g

R600a) in documentation to confirm compression-type classification

Avoid misclassification as commercial units by proving household end-use through retail packaging and capacity under 16 cu ft