US Plastic Injection Moldings China Assembly from Japan
Precision plastic components injection molded in US, exported to China for snap-fit assembly into consumer electronics housings. US moldings maintain identity with cleaning/painting incidental. 9802.00.80.46 note 7(b)(ii).
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
• US molder production runs and part numbers documented
• Assembly vs secondary molding operations clearly distinguished
• Tooling records proving US mold origination