Continuous Bucket Grain Elevator from Japan
Bucket elevator specifically for elevating grains in silos, featuring overlapping buckets on a chain for continuous flow. Classified under HTS 8428.32.00.00 due to its bucket type design for vertical material transport in agricultural facilities.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1225%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.17 and 9903.85.68, derivative aluminum and steel articles the product of any country identified in general note 3(b), as provided for in subdivisions (c)(ix)–(x) 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 material flow diagrams showing continuous action to distinguish from intermittent bucket lifts
• Ensure food-grade certifications for grain contact parts to meet import safety standards
• Avoid common pitfalls by labeling as 'bucket type conveyor' not general elevator on commercial invoice