Scrap Offshore Supply Vessel from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
12.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.4912.5%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92, articles the product of Japan, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 12.5 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