SM-6 Guidance Fin Canister from Japan
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 — 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
• 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