CLA-2-87:OT:RR:NC:N2:201
Victor Jimenez
Global Customs & Logistics LLC
9902 Crystal Court, Suite 108
Laredo, TX 78045
RE: The tariff classification of an intake manifold with a throttle body for an automobile from Mexico
Dear Mr. Jimenez:
In your letter dated July 17, 2025, you requested a tariff classification ruling on behalf of your client Hyundai
Kefico Mexico. You provided photographs and descriptions of the main components and a flowchart of the
manufacturing process.
The item under consideration has been identified as an automotive intake manifold with throttle body, Part
No. 9063261037. It is made of plastic polymer. In your request you state that this part is specifically
designed with an integrated throttle body assembly (aluminum housing), variable intake solenoid (VIS)
valve, purge control solenoid valve (PCSV) and manifold absolute pressure sensor among other parts such as
hoses, screws, and supports. The throttle body contains a butterfly valve controlled electronically to regulate
airflow, an electronic sensor and actuator.
The article is made for gasoline powered internal combustion engines. The manifold distributes a mixture of
air and fuel to the intake ports of the engine. The unit is imported fully assembled. It is not designed for
universal use and is intended specifically for OEM automotive applications.
Intake Manifold Assembly Process
Incoming Material
Shell Inspection
Vibration Process Shells
Inlet Sub-Assembly Process
Inlet Inspection
Module Process
Hoses Installation
Final Components Installation
Inspection 100%
Inspection 200%
Finish Good Material
Packaging Process
The applicable subheading for Intake Manifold with Throttle Body, Part No. 9063261037, will be
8419.90.3000, Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS), which provides for “Machinery,
plant or laboratory equipment, whether or not electrically heated (excluding furnaces, ovens and other
equipment for heading 8514), for the treatment of materials by a process involving a change of temperature
such as heating, cooking, roasting, distilling, rectifying, sterilizing, pasteurizing, steaming, drying,
evaporating, vaporizing, condensing or cooling, other than machinery or plant of a kind used for domestic
purposes; instantaneous or storage water heaters, nonelectric; parts thereof: Parts: Of heat exchange units.”
The general rate of duty will be free.
Products of Mexico as provided by heading 9903.01.01 in Section XXII, Chapter 99, Subchapter III, U.S.
Note 2(a), HTSUS, other than products classifiable under headings 9903.01.02, 9903.01.03, 9903.01.04, and
9903.01.05, HTSUS, will be subject to an additional 25 percent ad valorem rate of duty. At the time of entry,
you must report the applicable Chapter 99 heading, i.e. 9903.01.01, in addition to subheading 8419.90.3000,
HTSUS, listed above. Articles that are entered free of duty under the terms of general note 11 to the HTSUS
(U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)), including any treatment set forth in subchapter XXIII of
Chapter 98 and subchapter XXII of chapter 99 of the HTSUS, will not be subject to the additional ad valorem
duties provided for in heading 9903.01.01. If your product is entered duty free as originating under the
USMCA, you must report heading 9903.01.04, HTSUS, in addition to subheading 8419.90.3000, HTSUS.
Effective April 5, 2025, Executive Orders implemented “Reciprocal Tariffs.” All imported merchandise must
be reported with either the Chapter 99 provision under which the reciprocal tariff applies or one of the
Chapter 99 provisions covering exceptions to the reciprocal tariffs. At this time, products from all countries
will be subject to an additional 10 percent ad valorem rate of duty. Your product falls within an excepted
subheading. At the time of entry, you must report the Chapter 99 heading applicable to your product
classification, i.e. 9903.01.27, in addition to subheading, in addition to subheading 8419.90.3000, HTSUS,
listed above.
The tariffs and additional duties cited above are current as of this ruling’s issuance. Duty rates are provided
for your convenience and are subject to change. The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying
duty rates are provided at https://hts.usitc.gov/.
The holding set forth above applies only to the specific factual situation and merchandise description as
identified in the ruling request. This position is clearly set forth in Title 19, Code of Federal Regulations
(CFR), Section 177.9(b)(1). This section states that a ruling letter is issued on the assumption that all of the
information furnished in the ruling letter, whether directly, by reference, or by implication, is accurate and
complete in every material respect. In the event that the facts are modified in any way, or if the goods do not
conform to these facts at time of importation, you should bring this to the attention of U.S. Customs and
Border Protection (CBP) and submit a request for a new ruling in accordance with 19 CFR 177.2.
Additionally, we note that the material facts described in the foregoing ruling may be subject to periodic
verification by CBP.
This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the Customs and Border Protection
Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).
A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be provided with the entry documents
filed at the time this merchandise is imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, please contact
National Import Specialist Matthew Sullivan at [email protected].
Sincerely,
(for)
James Forkan
Acting Director
National Commodity Specialist Division