SM-6 Guidance Fin Canister from China
Aluminum launch canister section housing folding control fins for RIM-174 Standard Missile-6. Classified under HTS 9306.90.00.60 for vertical launch system Mk 41 VLS compatibility. Provides gas seal during booster ignition and fin deployment sequencing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
20%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• VLS interface dimensions critical for classification; generic canisters may be ammunition containers
• Hot gas seal material certification required under statistical note valuation
• Navy technical manuals prove end-use as guided missile deployables