API Petroleum Hydrometer from Japan
American Petroleum Institute (API) scale hydrometer for crude oil and petroleum products. Classified HTS 9025.80.20.00 as non-recording floating density instrument for energy sector. Temperature compensation built into scale design.
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
• ASTM calibration certificates mandatory for petroleum industry import compliance and quality assurance
• Declare temperature range (e.g
• 60°F API) precisely to match correct HTS subheading
• Hydrocarbon-resistant materials must be documented to prevent reclassification as general labware