Railway Coupling Adapter from Germany
Connector part linking truck assemblies to car bodies in rolling stock. Under HTS 8607.19.90.00 as other truck parts, not full coupling gear. Forged steel construction.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
27.6%
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
• Tensile strength certs per AAR standards
• Assembly context in commercial invoice
• Differentiate from 8608 buffers