HS Code | Official Doc | Tariff Rate | Origin | Destination | Effective Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7419800900 | Doc | 58.0% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
7419805050 | Doc | 55.0% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
7418100002 | Doc | 40.5% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
7418100025 | Doc | 40.5% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
8310000000 | Doc | 55.0% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
9405692000 | Doc | 60.7% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
9405694000 | Doc | 61.0% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
9114904000 | Doc | 46.3% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
9114905000 | Doc | 41.7% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
9111800000 | Doc | 3.6¢ each + 7.6%+37.5% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
9111907000 | Doc | 43.9% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
7326908688 | Doc | 82.9% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
7326908605 | Doc | 82.9% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
7323999080 | Doc | 83.4% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
7323997000 | Doc | 60.3% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
8304000000 | Doc | 33.9% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
9403200086 | Doc | 80.0% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
9403999020 | Doc | 80.0% | CN | US | 2025-05-12 |
Metal Sign
A metal sign is a durable signage solution constructed from various metallic materials, utilized for a wide array of informational, decorative, and promotional purposes.
Materials
Common metals used in sign fabrication include:
- Aluminum: Lightweight, rust-resistant, and cost-effective, making it suitable for both indoor and outdoor applications. Often used for informational signs, parking signs, and real estate signs.
- Steel: Offers high strength and durability. Commonly used for heavy-duty applications like industrial signage, construction signs, and safety warnings. Requires protective coatings (e.g., galvanization, powder coating) to prevent rust.
- Stainless Steel: Highly corrosion-resistant and aesthetically pleasing. Frequently used for architectural signage, high-end branding, and environments requiring hygiene (e.g., restaurants, hospitals).
- Brass: Offers a classic, elegant appearance. Used for plaques, commemorative signs, and interior decorative applications.
- Copper: Known for its distinctive patina and durability. Often used for architectural signage and high-end branding.
Purpose & Function
Metal signs serve diverse functions:
- Informational: Conveying directions, rules, regulations, or safety instructions.
- Promotional: Advertising businesses, products, or services.
- Decorative: Enhancing aesthetics and branding.
- Identification: Identifying locations, rooms, or individuals.
- Safety: Warning of hazards or providing safety guidelines.
Usage Scenarios
Metal signs are employed in a broad spectrum of settings:
- Outdoor: Street signs, parking signs, business storefronts, construction sites.
- Indoor: Lobby signage, office identification, wayfinding systems, restrooms, safety warnings.
- Industrial: Safety signs, hazard warnings, equipment identification.
- Commercial: Retail storefronts, restaurants, hotels, hospitals.
- Residential: House numbers, garden signs, decorative plaques.
Common Types
- Flat Metal Signs: Cut from a single sheet of metal, often with painted or applied graphics.
- Routed Metal Signs: Created using a CNC router to cut out shapes and letters.
- Embossed Metal Signs: Features raised lettering or designs.
- Formed Metal Signs: Bent or shaped metal to create three-dimensional signs.
- Metal Laminate Signs: Metal layers bonded to a core material for added durability and aesthetics.
- Aluminum Composite Material (ACM) Signs: Aluminum layers bonded to a plastic core, offering a lightweight and durable option.
- Plaques: Typically made from brass, aluminum, or stainless steel, often used for commemorative or recognition purposes.
- Metal Post Signs: Signs mounted on metal posts for outdoor applications.
Metal signs can be broadly categorized based on their material composition and application. The following HS codes are relevant based on the provided information:
- 8310.00.00.00: Sign plates, name plates, address plates and similar plates, numbers, letters and other symbols, and parts thereof, of base metal, excluding those of heading 9405.
- 83: Base metal articles.
- 10: Sign plates, name plates, address plates and similar plates.
- 00.00.00: This specifies the general category of base metal signs.
- 9405.69.20.00: Illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like: Other: Of base metal: Of brass.
- 94: Furniture; bedding, mattresses, support-springs, upholstery stuffing, feathers or down, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings.
- 05: Luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like.
- 69: Illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like.
- 20.00: Specifically for illuminated signs made of brass.
- 9405.69.40.00: Illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like: Other: Of base metal: Other.
- 94: Furniture; bedding, mattresses, support-springs, upholstery stuffing, feathers or down, lamps and lighting fittings, prefabricated buildings.
- 05: Luminaires and lighting fittings including searchlights and spotlights and parts thereof; illuminated signs, illuminated nameplates and the like.
- 69: Illuminated signs, illuminated name-plates and the like.
- 40.00: Specifically for illuminated signs made of other base metals.
Regarding HS code 8310.00.00.00, it covers non-illuminated signs made of base metal. HS codes 9405.69.20.00 and 9405.69.40.00 are for illuminated signs, with the distinction being the material (brass vs. other base metals).
Please note that the applicable tariff rates for these HS codes are as follows:
- 8310.00.00.00: Basic tariff: 0.0%, Additional tariff: 25.0%, Additional tariff after 2025.4.2: 30.0%, Total tariff: 55.0%.
- 9405.69.20.00: Basic tariff: 5.7%, Additional tariff: 25.0%, Additional tariff after 2025.4.2: 30.0%, Total tariff: 60.7%.
- 9405.69.40.00: Basic tariff: 6.0%, Additional tariff: 25.0%, Additional tariff after 2025.4.2: 30.0%, Total tariff: 61.0%.