Plastic Cable Grommets from Japan
Plastic grommets designed to insulate and protect electrical cables passing through panels in machines and appliances. Made wholly of insulating plastic with minor metal threaded inserts for assembly, these fittings prevent electrical shorts and abrasion. Classified under HTS 8547.90.00.10 as other insulating fittings of insulating material for electrical equipment.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
29.6%
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
• Verify the fittings are wholly of insulating material (90%+ non-conductive) with only minor metal components for assembly to qualify under 8547
• Provide detailed engineering drawings showing material specs and metal content to avoid reclassification as metal conduit fittings