Railway Coupler Yoke from Mexico
A forged steel yoke connecting draft gear to couplers in railway freight cars. HTS 8607.99.50.00 covers it as other rolling-stock parts, separate from full coupling gear. Critical for secure train connections.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
28.1%
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 AAR M-215 specs certification for interchangeability
• Declare fatigue test results to support durability claims
• Separate from full coupler assemblies to stay in 'other' category