8534.00.00.80/Laptop Hinge Flex Cable Assembly/Japan

Laptop Hinge Flex Cable Assembly from Japan

A flexible circuit connecting the laptop screen to the motherboard across the hinge, allowing repeated bending. Classified under HTS 8534.00.00.80 for its flexible printed circuit construction using FFC/FPC technology.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%

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Import Tips

• Provide bend cycle test results (>100,000 cycles) to substantiate flexible classification

• Label with exact dimensions and conductor pitch to prevent confusion with rigid-flex hybrids