Salvage Lifting Barge from Mexico
Heavy lift barge with submersible pontoons for sunken vessel recovery operations. Lifting/salvage function dominates navigation per HTS 8905.90.50.00.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 10% ad valorem on products of Mexico
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