Special Export Furniture Molds from Japan
Foam and plastic molds custom-designed for shaping upholstery components in furniture manufactured for export. These temporary molds create precise seat contours for international furniture shipments. HTS 9813.00.55 treatment applies for articles of special design used exclusively in export production.
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
• Provide furniture export orders matching mold specifications exactly
• Maintain production logs correlating specific molds to exported furniture pieces
• Avoid using molds interchangeably between export and domestic production runs