Steel-Reinforced Rubber Hydraulic Hose from Germany
A flexible vulcanized rubber hose reinforced with steel wire braid for high-pressure hydraulic applications in machinery. It lacks any attached fittings like elbows or flanges, classifying it under HTS 4009.21.00.00 as a reinforced rubber tube combined only with metal. This excludes hard rubber and ensures it's not a finished assembly with fittings.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify steel reinforcement meets 'combined only with metal' criteria via material tests to avoid reclassification; ensure vulcanized rubber certification excluding hard rubber; declare exact pressure rating to confirm not for vehicle use (heading 4009 exclusion)