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Touring Bicycle Frame Tubing Kit from Japan

Set of high-tensile steel tubes cut to length for touring bike frames, featuring longer chainstays and robust fork tubes for one complete frame/fork assembly. Meets HTS 8714.91.50.00 as steel tubing sets precisely quantified for bicycle production. Commonly used by frame fabricators for long-distance cycle builds.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Label each set clearly with 'For one bicycle frame' and tube count to facilitate CBP verification

• Obtain supplier affidavits confirming tubes are not interchangeable for non-bicycle uses

• Avoid mixing alloy types in one shipment, as aluminum sets fall under 8714.91.80