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Products classified under Tariff item 8430.49
Auger Boring Machine
An auger boring machine is a rotary drilling rig that uses continuous flight augers to bore horizontal holes through soil for pipe jacking in sewer construction. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for earth, distinct from pile drivers or extractors.
8430.49.00Casing Running Tool
A casing running tool is a hydraulic-powered machine used to install and run steel casing pipes into oil or gas wells during drilling operations. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring or sinking machinery for earth, minerals or ores, specifically for oil and gas field drilling.
8430.49.00Compliant Tower Drilling Platform
A compliant tower drilling platform is a deepwater offshore structure with a flexible steel design that moves with waves, used for extracting oil or gas from beneath the seabed. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring or sinking machinery for minerals, specifically for offshore drilling operations.
8430.49.00Core Drill Rig
A core drill rig is a portable diamond core drilling machine used to extract cylindrical earth or rock samples for geotechnical investigations. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for earth, specialized for sampling rather than production excavation.
8430.49.00Deepwater Horizon Semi-Submersible Drilling Platform
A semi-submersible drilling platform is a floating offshore structure with drilling rigs, mud systems, and living quarters, designed for deepwater oil extraction. It qualifies under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for minerals, specifically for offshore drilling.
8430.49.00Directional Boring Locator
A directional boring locator is a walkover guidance system with a sonde transmitter used to track the path of an underground boring head. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as part of a boring system, despite being primarily a guidance device, because it is integral to the boring operation.
8430.49.00Drilling Jar
A drilling jar is a mechanical device placed in drill strings to deliver upward and downward jarring forces to free stuck pipe in oil or gas wells. It is classified under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring or sinking machinery for earth, minerals or ores, used in gas field drilling.
8430.49.00Drillship Offshore Platform
A drillship is a self-propelled vessel equipped with dynamic positioning and drilling systems for ultra-deepwater oil exploration. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for minerals, despite being ship-based, because its primary function is drilling.
8430.49.00Fishing Magnet Assembly
A fishing magnet assembly is a powerful electromagnet tool lowered into oil or gas wells to retrieve dropped metal objects like drill bits or tools. It is classified under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring or sinking machinery for earth, minerals or ores, for specialized gas field boring retrieval.
8430.49.00Fixed-Leg Production Platform
A fixed-leg production platform is a jacket structure with piled foundations used for offshore natural gas production, including boring wells. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring or sinking machinery for minerals, given its drilling and extraction functions.
8430.49.00FPSO Converted Drilling Platform
An FPSO converted drilling platform is a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel adapted for drilling and subsea well intervention. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for minerals, due to its integrated drilling capabilities.
8430.49.00Geothermal Drilling Rig
A geothermal drilling rig is a compact rotary rig used for boring vertical ground source heat exchanger holes up to 500 feet deep. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for earth, specifically for renewable energy heat pump installations.
8430.49.00Gravity-Based Oil Platform
A gravity-based oil platform is a concrete structure that relies on its own weight for stability, used for offshore oil production and drilling. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for minerals, given its role in extracting hydrocarbons from the seabed.
8430.49.00Horizontal Directional Drill
A horizontal directional drill is a compact machine used to install underground pipelines and cables by drilling a pilot hole horizontally beneath the surface without trenching. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for earth, designed for trenchless technology applications.
8430.49.00Hydraulic Rotary Drive Unit for Gas Fields
Hydraulic rotary drive units that power drill string rotation via fluid pressure in gas field drilling operations. They are integral to rotary boring rigs, classified as other boring machinery for oil and gas fields.
8430.49.00Impression Block
An impression block is a lead-filled tool dropped into oil or gas wells to capture impressions of downhole obstructions for analysis and fishing tool selection. It is classified under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring or sinking machinery for earth, minerals or ores, as specialized boring diagnostic equipment.
8430.49.00Independent Rotary Table for Offshore Rigs
Independent rotary tables that operate without kelly dependency on offshore oil platforms, offering backup rotation for drilling strings. They fit under other boring machinery for oil and gas field operations.
8430.49.00Jack-Up Drilling Rig Platform
A jack-up drilling rig is a mobile offshore unit with extendable legs that elevate the hull above water for shallow-water oil exploration. It qualifies under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for minerals, specifically designed for offshore drilling.
8430.49.00Junk Mill
A junk mill is a rotating milling tool designed to grind up and remove metal junk from oil or gas wellbores during drilling operations. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring or sinking machinery for earth, minerals or ores, for specialized field boring cleanup.
8430.49.00Kelly Drive Bushing for Rotary Gas Drilling
A kelly drive bushing that connects the kelly to the rotary table, transmitting rotary motion to the drill string in gas field operations. It is classified under other boring machinery for its role in rotary boring.
8430.49.00Master Bushing Adapter for Rotary Drilling
Master bushing adapters that fit into rotary tables to grip kellys or pipes during oil well rotary boring, ensuring secure torque transfer. They fall under other boring machinery for oil and gas field drilling.
8430.49.00Microtunneling Boring System
A remote-controlled pipe jacking machine designed for precise small-diameter tunnel boring beneath rivers and railways. It uses trenchless technology to install pipelines without surface disruption, qualifying as other earth boring machinery under tariff item 8430.49.00.
8430.49.00Pile Hole Boring Machine
A crawler-mounted rotary table machine used for drilling large-diameter cast-in-place concrete pile holes. It is distinct from pile drivers and extractors, functioning specifically as boring machinery for earth and minerals.
8430.49.00Pilot Reamer
A pilot reamer is a precision boring tool that creates accurate pilot holes ahead of main wellbore drilling in oil or gas fields. It is classified under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring or sinking machinery for earth, minerals or ores, for gas field boring.
8430.49.00Rock Auger Earth Drill
A heavy-duty hydraulic auger attachment designed for drilling foundation holes in rocky soil conditions. It is specialized earth boring equipment used for construction site preparation, falling under other boring machinery.
8430.49.00Rotary Power Head for Oil Exploration Drilling
Rotary power heads that are hydraulic or electric driven rotary units mounted on drills for oil exploration boring, providing downhole rotation. They are classified under other boring machinery for oil and gas fields.
8430.49.00Rotary Spider Assembly for Drilling Pipes
Rotary spider assemblies that grip and suspend drill pipes in the rotary table during oil well boring, preventing string slippage. They are included as rotary components for gas field drilling machinery.
8430.49.00Rotary Steerable Drilling System
A rotary steerable drilling system is an advanced drilling tool used in oil and gas fields to steer the drill bit directionally without rotating the entire drill string. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as specialized boring machinery for oil well and gas field drilling.
8430.49.00Rotary Swivel for Oil Rig Drill String
A rotary swivel that connects the top drive or kelly to the drilling hose, allowing rotation while permitting mud flow in oil well rotary drilling. It is included as essential rotary machinery for oil and gas fields.
8430.49.00Rotary Table for Oil Well Drilling Rig
A rotary table mounted on the drill floor of an oil rig that provides torque to the drill string through the kelly or top drive. It falls under other boring machinery for oil well drilling.
8430.49.00Sidetracking Whipstock
A sidetracking whipstock is a directional drilling tool that anchors in the wellbore to deflect the drill bit for creating branch wells from existing boreholes in oil or gas fields. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other oil and gas boring machinery.
8430.49.00Soil Sampling Auger Rig
A truck-mounted hydraulic auger rig used for collecting undisturbed soil samples in environmental site assessments. It is specialized earth boring sampling equipment, classified as other boring machinery.
8430.49.00Spar Type Floating Production Platform
A spar floating production platform is a cylindrical structure moored in deep water, used for offshore oil and gas production with processing topsides. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for minerals, due to its drilling and extraction functions.
8430.49.00Submersible Oil Production Platform
A submersible oil production platform is a bottom-supported structure that can be submerged for transport and raised for operation in offshore oil fields. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for minerals, given its drilling and production capabilities.
8430.49.00Tension Leg Platform (TLP) for Gas Production
A tension leg platform (TLP) is secured by vertical tendons to the seabed, used for dry natural gas production in ultra-deepwater fields. It falls under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for minerals, due to its drilling and production functions.
8430.49.00Top Drive Rotary System for Gas Wells
A top drive rotary system that replaces the kelly-rotary table setup, directly rotating the drill string from the derrick top in gas well drilling. It is classified as advanced rotary boring machinery for oil and gas fields.
8430.49.00Tunnel Boring Machine Head
A rotary cutting head assembly for small-diameter tunnel excavation in soft ground urban projects. It is classified as other boring machinery for earth, excluding full tunnel boring machines that are often self-propelled.
8430.49.00Underreamer Tool
An underreamer tool is an expandable cutting tool used to enlarge wellbore diameter below the main hole in oil or gas drilling operations. It is covered under tariff item 8430.49.00 as other boring machinery for gas field applications.
8430.49.00Variable Frequency Drive Rotary for Oil Rigs
VFD rotary systems that control motor speed for precise rotation in oil rig drilling, optimizing torque for hard rock formations. They are covered as rotary boring technology for oil and gas fields.
8430.49.00Wellbore Cleanout Tool
A wellbore cleanout tool is a scraping and jetting tool combination for removing debris, cement, and filter cake from oil or gas wellbores post-drilling. It is classified under tariff item 8430.49.00 as specialized boring cleanup machinery.