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H6/L3 European Car Lead-Acid Starter Battery from Mexico

This 12-volt lead-acid battery in DIN H6/L3 size is used for starting piston engines in European vehicles like BMW and Mercedes. It features maintenance-free design with AGM technology for vibration resistance. HTS 8507.10.00 applies due to its specific starter function for piston engines.

Duty Rate — Mexico → United States

28.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.94.0525%Except for products described in headings 9903.94.06, 9903.94.32, 9903.94.33, 9903.94.42, 9903.94.43, 9903.94.44, 9903.94.45, 9903.94.52, 9903.94.53, 9903.94.54, 9903.94.55, 9903.94.62, 9903.94.63, 9903.94.66 and 9903.94.67, automobile parts, as provided for in subdivision (g) of U.S. note 33 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
9903.74.110%Articles as provided for in subdivision (l) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.

Import Tips

Provide DIN size certifications and vehicle fitment data for customs verification

Label with RoHS compliance if claiming exemptions; test for acid leakage resistance

Watch for misclassification by ensuring end-use declaration specifies starting piston engines