Portable Placer Mining Sluice Box from Japan
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 — 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
• 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