Portable Gold Trommel Screen from China
A portable rotary drum screen designed for washing and screening placer gold deposits and alluvial ores in remote mining sites. It sorts and separates gold-bearing gravel from finer sediments using water and mechanical agitation, fitting under HTS 8474.10.0010 as portable sorting, screening, and washing machinery for mineral substances in solid form.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
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
• Verify portability certification (e.g
• under 500 lbs, wheeled/mountable) to qualify under this subheading; stationary units shift to 8474.10.0090
• Include mining equipment origin certificates and ensure no hazardous materials in construction to avoid EPA scrutiny