Worm Gear for Reducer Drive from Germany
Screw-like worm gear paired with a wheel in right-angle speed reducers for high torque applications. HTS 8483.90.80 covers it as an 'Other' toothed wheel presented separately for gearing systems. Used in conveyors and lifts for motion conversion.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
27.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Include helix angle and module specs in invoices to confirm gearing function over plain screws
• Obtain supplier affidavits verifying not plain shaft bearings to prevent reclassification
• Avoid bulk packaging that suggests sets; import as individual elements to stay in 8483.90.80