Railcar Buffer Housing from Japan
Steel buffer housings protect and contain buffer mechanisms at the ends of passenger coaches and some freight cars. Falls under HTS 8607.30.50.00 as parts of buffers for rolling stock.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
27.6%
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
• Designed for UIC or European buffer heights (typically 600-800mm above rail),Corrosion protection specifications (hot-dip galvanizing minimum 85μm),Separate from coupler pockets if imported individually