Calibrating Test Gas Meter from China
Portable reference meter used to verify accuracy of installed gas meters. Explicitly covered by HTS 9028.10.00.00 as 'including calibrating meters thereof' for gas supply calibration. NIST-traceable for utility testing programs.
Duty Rate — China → United States
37.5%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
Import Tips
• Include traceability chain to national standards for duty-free scientific instrument consideration
• Declare as 'test equipment only' to prevent residential meter misclassification
• Battery safety data sheets mandatory for portable electronic models