Sintered Iron Plain Bearing from Japan
A powdered metal sintered iron bearing used in automotive and appliance motors for smooth shaft rotation without ball or roller elements. Classified under HTS 8483.30.80 as 'other' plain shaft bearings for mechanical applications. Its porous structure allows oil impregnation for lubrication.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
29.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) 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
• Provide porosity and oil content specifications to distinguish from solid bearings
• Declare exact dimensions to avoid confusion with gear box components
• Include origin certificates for preferential tariff treatment under USMCA