Skeleton Flatcar for Pipe Hauling from China
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 — China → United States
49%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
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