Skeleton Flatcar for Pipe Hauling from Canada
A specialized skeleton flatcar with minimal decking laid on the underframe, optimized for securing long pipes or poles, featuring no roof, sides, or ends. It qualifies for HTS 8606.99.0130 as a flat floor/deck flatcar per the exact tariff description for open railway freight cars.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
24%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.2910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.93, articles the product of Canada, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide engineering drawings showing deck-on-underframe construction to distinguish from well cars or other depressed center types
• Comply with UIC or AAR interchange rules; include test certificates for braking systems