API Petroleum Hydrometer from Mexico
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 — Mexico → United States
12.9%
Rate breakdown
9903.05.5510%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.94, articles the product of Mexico, 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