M18 Claymore Mine from Japan
The M18A1 Claymore is a directional anti-personnel mine with 700 steel balls and Composition B explosive, command-detonated. HTS 9306.90.00.50 classifies it as a mine, which is a munition of war under the 'other' category. Includes complete assembled mines ready for deployment.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
Import Tips
• ITAR Category IV approval required; UN0020 for booster explosives
• Report components separately if disassembled per chapter notes
• Strict storage under ATF explosives regs