Non-Conforming Apple MacBook Pro Laptop from Japan
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch model imported, exported for trade show display, returned because screen brightness didn't match specifications. Unchanged condition, no foreign processing. Meets all 9801.00.25.00 criteria: prior duty paid, <3 years export/reimport, same importer.
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
• Submit commercial invoice from original import with matching description and value
• Document export via bill of lading and reimport entry; track 3-year window precisely