Shunter Car Coupling Hook from Japan
Manual three-link coupling hook used on shunting locomotives and wagons under headings 8605/8606 for yard operations. Made of high-tensile steel with safety latch. HTS 8607.30.10.90 covers such hooks as coupling devices for these vehicles.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
28.6%
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
• Provide load rating certifications (e.g
• UIC standards) and photos showing rail-specific mounting
• Document as 'railway exclusive use' to distinguish from industrial lifting hooks