Draft Gear Buffer Assembly from Japan
A shock-absorbing buffer system installed between the coupler and car frame on railway freight cars (8606) to manage coupling impacts. It includes housing, friction shoes, and springs for energy dissipation. Falls under HTS 8607.30.10.90 as a buffer part for specified rolling stock.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Require AAR Interchange Rules compliance certificates; test data for shock absorption is mandatory
• Label clearly as 'for railway rolling stock of 8606' to prevent misclassification as general machinery
• Avoid bulk shipments without individual part numbers, as customs may treat as scrap metal