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Textile Machinery Draft Change Gearbox from Japan

Speed changer adjusting draft ratios in spinning and drawing frames for yarn production. Mechanical system under HTS 8486.40.70.00 providing multiple fiber drafting speeds. Essential for different fiber types and counts.

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

• Fiber drafting ratio specs confirm textile machinery application

• Complete gearbox assembly vs individual gears affects classification

• End-use documentation prevents generic speed changer rates