Aircraft Parts from Japan are Once Again Duty-Free

Today, the United States published the new tariff standards for goods that are products of Japan.

Aircraft parts imported into the United States will once again enjoy duty-free status when they are products of Japan and are covered under the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft.

The new tariff code for aircraft parts that are products of Japan is 9903.96.02. It exempts the parts from the new chapter 99 tariffs. As with other aircraft parts duties, this only provides duty-free treatment to the extent that the parts are covered under the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft. Some things that we consider to be aircraft parts (for example: bearings and fasteners) may be outside of the scope of the Agreement on Trade in Civil Aircraft, in which case they may be subject to the “normal” chapter 99 duties on goods of Japan.