Railway Ballast Regulator from Japan
Self-propelled vehicle that shapes and distributes ballast along tracks post-tamping. It is a railway maintenance vehicle under HTS 8604.00.00.00.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
27.9%
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
• Specify ballast-shaping mechanisms in technical docs for 8604 eligibility
• Check for hydraulic fluid compliance with import hazmat rules