Retractable Roof Commercial Greenhouse from Japan
Advanced steel-framed commercial greenhouse with motorized retractable roof panels for natural ventilation in large-scale herb production. HTS 9406.90.0110 covers this as a prefabricated metal commercial greenhouse, even with movable elements, when primarily a building enclosure.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
27.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Classify motors as incidental if <10% value; provide engineering drawings for roof mechanism
• Comply with electrical import standards (UL/CSA)
• Common issue: misclass as machinery if motors emphasized