Portable Placer Mining Sluice Box from China
Foldable aluminum sluice with riffles and mats for gravity separation of gold from placer gravel, portable for backpacking to sites. Under HTS 8474.10.0010 as portable separating machinery for mineral ores.
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
• Specify riffle design and recovery rates to prove separating function beyond manual panning
• Packaged weights must show disassembly for transport to maintain portable status
• Avoid toy classification by including adult industrial use warnings