40-Foot Flat Rack Container from Germany
A 40-foot open-sided container with foldable end walls for heavy or oversized cargo, fitted for crane handling in sea, road, and rail modes. Under HTS 8609.00.00.00 for its specialized intermodal transport design. Commonly used for machinery or vehicles.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
25%
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
• Document maximum payload and lashing points; verify ISO corner castings intact; pitfall: misclassifying as trailer parts under 8716 if rail-only