Log Grapple Clamshell for Feller Buncher from Japan
Specialized clamshell grappler with curved teeth for securely grabbing and loading timber logs on feller bunchers or skidders of heading 8429. HTS 8431.41.0040 covers this as a grappler attachment due to its principal use with forestry machinery in the designated headings.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
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
9903.05.900%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
• Certify teeth material for forestry standards like ANSI; provide usage logs or contracts showing principal forestry application; avoid mixing with agricultural grapples which may go to 8433