Schuler ServoPress 630 from Japan
The Schuler ServoPress 630 is a high-precision servo-driven cold metal working press used for stamping and forming sheet metal components in automotive production. It falls under HTS 8462.63.80.60 as a servo-press classified as 'other' for cold metalworking operations like bending, punching, and forming, excluding rolling mills or drawbenches.
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
• Verify servo-drive certification and tonnage specs in commercial invoice to confirm classification under servo-presses
• Include detailed technical manuals and CE marking documentation to avoid reclassification as hydraulic presses
• Beware of undervaluation pitfalls; provide evidence of semiconductor or automotive end-use for potential duty relief