Industrial Battery Switcher from Germany
Compact switcher locomotive powered by electric accumulators for intra-factory rail movements of raw materials. HTS 8601.20.00.00 applies to these battery-powered rail locomotives. Reduces noise and pollution in manufacturing sites.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
25%
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
• Factory floor clearance specs in manifests; OSHA safety labels; pitfall: small size might be mistaken for toy under Chapter 95