Escalator Truss Section Panel from Germany
Structural steel panels forming the escalator truss framework that supports steps and machinery. Principal structural part classified under HTS 8431.31.0040 for escalators of heading 8428.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Galvanization certificates and structural engineering stamps required; match exact incline specifications
• Pitfall: steel plate classification under Chapter 72