AAR Type E Coupler Knuckle from Mexico
The AAR Type E coupler knuckle is a critical replaceable component in standard North American freight car couplers, designed to engage and disengage with adjacent cars during coupling operations. It falls under HTS 8607.30.1050 as a specific part of freight rail couplers for vehicles of headings 8605 or 8606.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
28.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify AAR interchange standards compliance via certification from manufacturers like McConway & Torley to avoid customs rejection
• Include detailed engineering drawings and material specs (typically cast steel) in documentation for proper classification
• Avoid misclassification as general iron/steel articles (7302); specify freight rail end-use