Freight Locomotive Axle from China
A heavy-duty steel axle designed for use in freight locomotives, featuring precision-machined journals and integrated bearings for high-load railway applications. Classified under HTS 8607.19.03.00 as an axle specifically for railway locomotives or rolling stock.
Duty Rate — China → United States
50.4%
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
9903.88.0225%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)
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
• Verify axle specifications match locomotive model via OEM documentation to confirm classification under 8607
• Obtain rail safety certifications (e.g
• AAR standards) as required for U.S
• Customs clearance
• Declare exact steel composition to avoid reclassification as unfinished steel products