Steel Transmission Gear Forging from Japan
A precision-forged steel component designed for use in automotive gear boxes of motor vehicles under headings 8701 to 8705. This forging serves as the raw or semi-finished form of a gear that undergoes further machining to transmit power within the transmission system. It falls under HTS 8708.40.75.70 as a steel forging specifically for gear box parts.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.94.4315%Parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of Japan as provided for in subdivision (l) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent as provided for in subdivision (m) 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
• Verify the forging's intended use for motor vehicle gear boxes via manufacturer specs to confirm classification under 8708
• Obtain a Certificate of Origin and material test reports proving steel composition to avoid misclassification as non-steel parts