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Calibrating Test Gas Meter from Germany

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 — Germany → United States

10%

Rate breakdown

9903.05.3910%Except for products described in headings 9903.05.85–9903.05.92 and 9903.05.97, articles the product of a member state of the European Union, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 10 percent, as provided for in U.S. note 52 to this subchapter

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