Marathon Blue Max VFD 120 kW Motor from Mexico
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 — Mexico → 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
• 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