Affordable Lab-Scale Servo Shearing Press from China
Benchtop servo press for shearing small metal samples in R&D labs, handling foils to 1/8-inch plates. Classified in HTS 8462.63.8020 for low-value servo-presses performing cold shearing on metal. Provides repeatable cuts for material testing.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Document lab end-use to differentiate from production equipment if questioned
• Include shear blade specs; pitfall is reclassification as kitchen slicers without proof
• Pre-clear with CBP ruling for hybrid shear/punch models