US-Frame Commercial Refrigerator Assembly from Japan
Stainless steel frames and doors fabricated in US plants exported to Mexico for assembly with imported compressors and insulation into commercial reach-in refrigerators. Frames painted and assembled only abroad. Meets all 9802.00.80 criteria.
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
• NSF/ANSI sanitation certifications for US frame fabrication required
• Maintain weld inspection records proving US manufacturing quality
• Document foreign assembly shows frames unchanged except painting