Buffer Plunger Housing from China
Buffer plunger housings contain the moving plunger in constant-contact side buffers on hopper cars (8606). Cast steel construction. Classed HTS 8607.30.10.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.1%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Side buffer specific vs center to justify use
• Hopper car model references
• Machining tolerance proofs