Automotive Crankshaft for Gasoline Engines from Japan
A forged steel crankshaft designed specifically for spark-ignition internal combustion piston engines in passenger cars. It converts the linear motion of pistons into rotational motion and is machined to precise tolerances for high-performance gasoline engines. Classified under HTS 8483.10.10 due to its principal use in spark-ignition engines.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
27.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.74.0825%Medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts, as provided for in subdivision (i) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.
9903.05.900%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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify engine type compatibility with spark-ignition certification to avoid reclassification to diesel headings
• Provide detailed engineering drawings and OEM specifications as documentation for customs valuation