Quick-Change Modular Fixturing System from Japan
Steel modular fixturing plates and locators with quick-release pins for rapid workpiece changes on machining centers (8459). Classified 8466.20.8020 as jig system for metalworking efficiency. Reduces setup from hours to minutes in job shops.
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
• List all components separately on invoices to avoid set classification issues
• Patents or trademarks on quick-change mechanisms aid specificity claims