Impregnated Glass Base PCB for LED Lighting Drivers from China
Printed circuit board with a base wholly of plastics impregnated glass (FR-4 type), not flexible, used specifically in LED driver circuits for commercial lighting fixtures. It falls under HTS 8534.00.00.40 as a rigid PCB with impregnated glass base, classified as 'other' non-flexible type. These boards support high-temperature operation in lighting electronics.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Verify the base material certification confirming 'wholly of impregnated glass' to avoid reclassification to flexible PCBs
• Include detailed PCB layer stackup and glass cloth specs in documentation for customs valuation