Scrap Offshore Supply Vessel from Germany
A platform supply vessel (PSV) retired from oilfield support, imported for recycling. It qualifies for HTS 8908.00.00.00 as a floating structure for breaking up, with cargo tanks emptied. Designed for deck cargo and fuel supply but now obsolete.
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
• Certify removal of drilling muds and chemicals; obtain oilfield operator decommissioning letter; ensure dynamic positioning gear is declared non-functional