Freight Axle Keyway Insert from Germany
Hardened insert fitted into axle keyway to prevent wheel slippage under heavy freight loads. Classified under HTS 8607.19.06.00 for railway axle components.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
25.4%
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
9903.05.900%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
• Provide torque specs and material hardness documentation
• Link to specific freight car designs in commercial docs
• Prevent misclass as general key (7318.24)