Metal Bending Press Brake from Japan
Hydraulic or servo-electric press brake that bends metal sheets into angles without removing material by applying force through tooling. Classified in HTS 8463.90.00 as other machine tools for metalworking via deformation processes. Essential for manufacturing brackets, enclosures, and structural components.
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
• Provide tonnage capacity and stroke length specs to confirm classification as a forming machine tool
• Label components clearly to prevent customs splitting into parts under lower-duty codes