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Dippers Dredger from Japan

A backhoe-style dredger using a dipping bucket arm for excavating underwater material, common for precise trenching work. Its main function is dredging via the dipper mechanism, with subsidiary navigability, classified in HTS 8905.10.00.00.

Duty Rate — Japan → United States

12.5%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

Import Tips

• Submit videos or operational manuals demonstrating underwater excavation capability

• Check for Jones Act compliance if intended for US domestic operations