Aluminum Passenger Car Radiator Core from Japan
This radiator core is a heat exchanger assembly made primarily from aluminum fins and tubes, designed specifically for passenger cars under headings 8703. It facilitates engine cooling by dissipating heat from coolant fluid and is classified under 8708.91.7510 as a part of radiators for motor vehicles not specified elsewhere. The core lacks outer casing, focusing solely on the internal heat transfer matrix.
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.
9903.74.110%Articles as provided for in subdivision (l) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Verify the core is for vehicles in headings 8701-8705 via manufacturer specs to avoid reclassification as general machinery parts
• Provide detailed engineering drawings and vehicle compatibility certificates to prove it's a radiator part, not a complete radiator