Retired Container Ship for Dismantling from Germany
A cellular container vessel no longer viable for liner service, imported to a shipbreaking facility for recycling. It is classified in HTS 8908.00.00.00 as a floating structure intended solely for breaking up. Containers have been offloaded, leaving the hull for scrap.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
10%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Submit IMO ship recycling plan compliance docs; declare any residual hazardous cargoes from containers; use beaching permits for strand-breaking locations