Commercial Beer Wort Cooling Chiller from China
Plate heat exchanger chiller rapidly cools hot wort from brewing kettles to yeast pitching temperature (18-22°C) in beverage production. HTS 8419.89.95.60 classification for cooling machinery used in food/beverage temperature treatment processes. Essential for craft brewery operations.
Duty Rate — China → United States
39.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
Import Tips
• Include brewing process documentation proving beverage application
• Certify food-grade materials (3-A or EHEDG standards)
• Watch for reclassification if unit includes integrated glycol systems exceeding simple cooling