Tabletop Shaper for Guitar Body Contours from Japan
Tabletop shaper with contour templates for profiling guitar body shapes from hardwood blanks. Falls under HTS 8465.92.0062 as a low-cost woodworking profiler for molding cuts. Used by luthiers for musical instrument fabrication.
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
• Specify 'hardwood only' in commercial invoice; metal templates may trigger scrutiny
• Provide CAD drawings of wood profiles to prove principal use