Metal Prefab School Classroom Module from Japan
Factory-built steel modular classroom with pre-installed blackboards, lighting, and ventilation, intended for assembly into school buildings. This product is under HTS 9406.90.0130 for other prefabricated metal buildings, as it fits the note for schools as prefabricated elements. Excludes toy versions per chapter exclusions.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
27.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Include architectural plans and pre-fit certifications; ensure compliance with education department standards
• Pitfall: classifying as temporary structures—emphasize permanent assembly intent
• Use bill of materials showing integrated components