Compression Mold for Automotive Rubber Bumpers from Canada
A precision-engineered steel mold used in compression molding to form durable rubber bumpers for vehicles. It applies heat and pressure to uncured rubber placed within its cavities, shaping it into the final bumper profile. Classified under HTS 8480.71.80.60 as a compression type mold specifically for rubber products.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
18.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1015%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.12, 9903.82.17 and 9903.85.68, derivative aluminum and steel articles with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify mold specifications match 'compression type' criteria with cavity designs for rubber flow under pressure, avoiding misclassification as injection molds
• Include detailed engineering drawings and end-use certification for rubber/plastics to support valuation and duty assessment
• Check for anti-dumping duties on molds from certain Asian manufacturers; obtain scope rulings if design incorporates multi-cavity features