Sand Casting Wooden Pattern for Engine Blocks from Mexico
A durable wooden pattern with cope and drag sections used to create sand molds for large automotive engine blocks. Classified in HTS 8480.30.00.00 as it functions as the reusable molding pattern that shapes the sand into the negative form for molten metal pouring.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
12.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Label clearly as 'wooden molding pattern for foundry use' with dimensions and part drawings to distinguish from furniture or lumber
• Fumigation certificates required for wooden patterns; ensure compliance with ISPM 15 for heat-treated wood