Automotive Universal Joint from Mexico
A universal joint (U-joint) designed for automotive drive shafts to transmit rotary motion between misaligned shafts. It falls under HTS 8483.60.8000 as a shaft coupling including universal joints, specifically classified as 'other' clutches and shaft couplings not elsewhere specified.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
15%
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
9903.05.900%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 compatibility with vehicle specifications and obtain OEM certifications for automotive use
• Ensure proper documentation of material composition (e.g
• steel alloy) to avoid misclassification as parts