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Smart Pool Pump Time Switch Controller from Japan

An outdoor-rated controller with quartz clock movement for scheduling variable-speed pool pumps, enabling energy-saving timed operation. Classified under HTS 9107.00.80.00 as a time switch with watch movement valued over $5, controlling electrical pool equipment.

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

Confirm NEMA enclosure ratings for outdoor use in documentation; prove clock movement integration per Chapter 91 definitions

Avoid misclassification as mere relay by emphasizing time-based switching

Include value declarations with commercial invoices