Switchblade 300 Loitering Munition Airframe Section from China
Composite fuselage section housing electro-optical guidance for AeroVironment Switchblade 300 tube-launched loitering munition. Classified HTS 9306.90.00.60 for autonomous target lock post-launch. Provides 40-minute loiter with man-in-loop laser designation.
Duty Rate — China → United States
17.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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)
Import Tips
• Tube-launch aero loads distinguish from quadcopter airframes
• Autonomous lock-on capability documentation required
• EO camera integration proves guided munition vs surveillance UAV