Skeleton Flatcar for Pipe Hauling from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
24%
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
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