Caustic Soda Tank Car from Germany
Lined tank car for 50% sodium hydroxide solution, with diaphragm pump unloading capability and pH monitoring ports. Classified under HTS 8606.10.00.00 as a chemical tank car for alkaline solutions.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
39%
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
• Document rubber lining thickness and caustic concentration compatibility
• Include unloading pump flow rate and pressure specifications
• Provide corrosion allowance calculations for tank shell