Escalator Handrail Entry Device from Mexico
Guide mechanism at landing that initiates smooth balustrade movement and prevents derailment. Classified as HTS 8431.31.0040 escalator part due to handrail synchronization function.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) 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
• Verify handrail diameter compatibility; include deflection test results
• Common issue: plastic guide classification