Salvage Lifting Barge from Germany
Heavy lift barge with submersible pontoons for sunken vessel recovery operations. Lifting/salvage function dominates navigation per HTS 8905.90.50.00.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Section 301 (forced labor) — European Union member state (col1 rate < 10 percent): MFN < 10% → total duty capped at 10%
Import Tips
• Ballast system and lift capacity specs prove salvage primacy
• Salvage convention compliance documentation
• Not a heavy-lift carrier (8901.90) without regular transport service