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Alcohol Hydrometer for Distilling from China

A glass hydrometer designed to measure the alcohol content in distilled spirits by floating in liquid samples. It falls under HTS 9025.80.20.00 as a non-recording floating instrument specifically for density measurement in brewing and distilling. The scale is calibrated in potential alcohol percentage for precise readings.

Duty Rate — China → United States

40.4%

Rate breakdown

9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China

Import Tips

Verify calibration accuracy with NIST-traceable certificates to meet US import standards for measuring instruments

Include material safety data sheets for glass components to avoid classification issues during customs inspection

Label clearly as 'non-recording hydrometer' to prevent misclassification under recording instruments in 9025.80.30