Die Casting Aluminum Pattern for Automotive Wheels from Japan
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 — 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 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