Switchblade 300 Loitering Munition Airframe Section from Japan

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 — Japan → United States

10%

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

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