Crude Oil Tank Car from Japan
Heavy-duty tank car for unrefined petroleum transport, reinforced for high-density cargo with full-length head shields per AAR standards. Classified in HTS 8606.10.00.00 as a tank car for liquid hydrocarbon freight.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Include head shield impact test results and crude gravity specifications
• Document truck bolster strength for heavy petroleum loads
• Import fully assembled to avoid 8607 classification for components