Marathon Blue Max VFD 120 kW Motor from China
Inverter-rated three-phase AC motor 120 kW with Blue Max VFD coating for washdown food processing. Classifies under HTS 8501.53.8040 for multi-phase AC, 75-373 kW, non-food-contact surfaces.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.8%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
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]
Import Tips
• Washdown motors require NSF/ANSI 51 food zone declaration if contact surfaces
• VFD rating proof (150% overload 1 min); undocumented risks reclass as standard motor
• Hygienic design certs (EHEDG) increasingly required by FDA importers