Schuler SMG 8000 Ton Closed Die Hot Forging Press from Japan
High-capacity servo-hydraulic closed die forging press for producing automotive crankshafts and connecting rods from heated steel billets. Features advanced automation for precise die alignment and rapid cycling. Falls under HTS 8462.11.0055 as other closed die forging machines excluding numerical control types.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide engineering drawings showing closed die mechanism to distinguish from open die hammers
• Document maximum billet temperature capacity to confirm hot forging classification
• Check for numerical control features which would shift to 8462.11.0040 subheading