Heat-Treated Tarred Gravel for Railway Ballast from China
Tar-impregnated gravel and shingle, heat-treated for durability, commonly used as railway ballast. It qualifies for HTS 2517.30.00.00 as tarred macadam including heat-treated materials from the heading's scope for railway ballast applications.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Import Tips
• Provide heat-treatment process logs and tar application certificates to distinguish from untreated ballast under 2517.10
• Declare exact particle size distribution (typically 25-65mm for ballast) in entry docs to confirm road/railway use