Die Casting Aluminum Pattern for Automotive Wheels from China
A machined aluminum pattern used to create the master die for high-pressure die casting of alloy wheels. It falls under HTS 8480.30.00.00 as a molding pattern since it is the prototype tool that defines the cavity shape for repeated metal injection molding.
Duty Rate — China → United States
40.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide CAD files and die-casting process specs to prove it's a pattern, not a finished mold or wheel prototype
• Anti-dumping duties may apply to certain aluminum patterns from specific countries; check Commerce scope rulings