Salvage Lifting Barge from Japan
Heavy lift barge with submersible pontoons for sunken vessel recovery operations. Lifting/salvage function dominates navigation per HTS 8905.90.50.00.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — Japan (col1 rate < 12.5 percent): MFN < 12.5% → total duty capped at 12.5%
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