Cryogenic Tank Car for LNG from Japan
Double-walled vacuum-insulated tank car for liquefied natural gas (LNG) at -260°F, compliant with DOT 113 standards. Falls under HTS 8606.10.00.00 as a specialized low-temperature tank car for rail 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
• Submit cryogenic insulation vacuum test results and boil-off rate calculations
• Include material certs for inner stainless steel vessel and outer carbon steel shell
• Classify as complete railcar, not cryogenic vessel, when fully assembled