Floating Hydrometer for Beer Brewing from China
A glass tube hydrometer that measures specific gravity in wort during homebrewing. It qualifies under HTS 9025.80.50.00 as a 'similar floating instrument' to hydrometers for liquid density. Common in craft beer and wine making.
Duty Rate — China → United States
21.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.157.5%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.39, 9903.88.42, 9903.88.44, 9903.88.47, 9903.88.49, 9903.88.51, 9903.88.53, 9903.88.55, 9903.88.57, 9903.88.65, 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(r) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(s)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• Provide scale range (e.g
• 1.000-1.120 SG) in invoices to confirm hydrometer function
• Glass components require careful packing declarations to avoid breakage claims
• Label as 'not for medical or technical machine use' per chapter exclusion (a)