Food-Grade Stainless Bucket Elevator Chain from Mexico
Elevator chain with 38.1 mm pitch, containing more than 3 parts per pitch (forged sidebars, pins, bushings, attachments), 316 stainless steel. HTS 7315.12.0020 for <50 mm pitch multi-part articulated chain. Designed for sanitary food processing elevators.
Duty Rate — Mexico → 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
• Include 3-A sanitary certification; food contact requires additional FDA docs
• Specify 'bucket elevator chain' not 'conveyor part' to maintain 7315 status
• Bulk stainless may trigger AD/CVD; source from duty-free countries