High-Voltage Copper Shipboard Power Cable from China
Flame-retardant insulated copper cable for marine vessel power distribution systems exceeding 1,000 V. Classified under HTS 8544.60.40.00 for copper high-voltage electric conductors. Meets IEEE 45 standards for shipboard low-smoke zero-halogen insulation.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41%
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
• Obtain ABS or DNV type approval certificates; verify halogen-free insulation specs; pitfall: misdeclaration as automotive cable leading to Chapter 87