Core Support Barrel from Germany
Cylindrical support structure that locates the reactor core relative to the vessel and directs coolant flow in PWRs. Classified under HTS 8401.40.00.00 as fundamental reactor internal for core positioning and thermal-hydraulics.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
18.3%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1015%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.12, 9903.82.17 and 9903.85.68, derivative aluminum and steel articles with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (f) 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
• Submit finite element analysis for seismic and loss-of-coolant accident loads
• Verify weld procedures qualified to nuclear codes with mock-up testing