Aircraft Microwave Oven Module from Mexico
Microwave oven module for integration into civil aircraft galleys, rapidly heating pre-packaged meals using dielectric heating. Falls under HTS 8419.81.50.40 as oven equipment for food cooking/heating in civil aircraft. Includes safety interlocks for high-altitude operation.
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
• Require RTCA/DO-160 environmental testing certification; declare as aircraft-specific to claim correct subheading
• Pitfall: classifying as consumer microwave risks higher duties and FAA issues