Tungsten Carbide Tunneling Cutter Pick from Mexico
A replaceable tungsten carbide tipped cutting pick designed specifically for rock cutters and tunnel boring machines in heading 8430. It features a forged steel shank with a brazed carbide insert for breaking hard rock formations during tunneling operations. Classified under 8431.49.90.34 as a part of coal or rock cutters and tunneling machinery.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) 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
• Verify the pick is certified for use solely with heading 8430 machinery to avoid reclassification; provide engineering specs and machine compatibility docs; watch for anti-dumping duties on tungsten carbide from China