Returned US Film Production Lighting Kit from China
ARRI lighting equipment manufactured in New Jersey, exported for Hollywood film location shooting abroad and returned unchanged. Classifiable under 9801.00.10.10 for temporary motion picture use.
Duty Rate — China → 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
• Film productions provide shooting schedules and location manager declarations
• Kit inventories prevent missing parts classification issues
• Entertainment industry has established CBP protocols for returns