Mitsubishi Heavy Industries ZE Series Gear Shaper from Japan
Mitsubishi ZE Series gear shapers employ stroke motion with tapered cutters for generating precise gear profiles on various gear types including clusters. HTS 8461.40.10 applies as a gear cutting machine removing metal via shaping. Suited for aerospace and precision instrument gears.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Declare accuracy specs (e.g
• AGMA class) to support high-precision gear cutter status
• Prepare vibration analysis reports for import inspections on high-speed models
• Avoid reclassification by excluding general-purpose demo tooling in shipments