Heavy Duty Steel Cross-Tie for High-Speed Rail from Germany
Robust steel cross-tie engineered for high-speed railway tracks, featuring precision-drilled holes for rail clips. HTS 7302.90.1000 covers this as sleepers specialized for jointing or fixing rails in track construction. Designed to withstand extreme speeds and loads.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
50%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0250%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.14, 9903.85.67 and 9903.85.68, articles of aluminum, of steel or of copper and derivative aluminum or steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(i)–(v) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Provide load-bearing test reports meeting UIC or AREMA standards; label clearly as 'railway sleeper' to prevent general steel classification; check for anti-dumping duties on certain steel origins