Portable Gold Trommel Screen from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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