Timing Belt Grooved Pulley for Automotive Engines from Japan
A precision grooved pulley with teeth for timing belts in car engines, synchronizing crankshaft and camshaft rotation to ensure valve timing accuracy. Classified under HTS 8483.50.90.40 due to its grooved design for power transmission via belts. Typically aluminum for weight reduction in vehicles.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
27.8%
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
• Include OEM part numbers and vehicle compatibility specs in documentation; watch for anti-dumping duties on certain Asian-origin automotive pulleys; test for groove pitch accuracy to confirm classification