Aluminum Window Locks for Train Cars from Germany
Precision aluminum locks for sliding windows in railway passenger cars, ensuring security and weatherproofing. Classified under HTS 8302.49.60.45 due to their suitability for railway vehicle coachwork. These are not general window hardware but tailored for rail durability.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
30.7%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide OEM specs confirming railway end-use to prevent classification as building hardware
• Ensure material composition documentation (aluminum content) for accurate base metal heading
• Avoid bulk packaging without labels; retail-ready requires different statistical suffixes