Returned US Film Production Lighting Kit from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 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