Chapter 86, Railway equipment / Heading 8607

HTS 8607.30.10.50: Freight rail coupler parts

Schedule text: Freight rail coupler parts. Classification: Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock › Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof › For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 › Freight rail coupler parts

General rate of duty

3.6%

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

41.1%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

25%

List 2

Forced labor 301

12.5%

9903.05.31

How the rate is built

Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: 3.6%
8607.30.10.50
3.6%$360.00
Section 301 China (List 2)
25%$2,500.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
41.1%$4,110.00

Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.

Related lines

Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.

  • 8607.30.10For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 (rate line, 3.6%)
  • 8607.30.10.00For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606
  • 8607.30.10.10Assembled freight rail couplers
  • 8607.30.10.90Other

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 8607.30.10.50?
HTS 8607.30.10.50 covers freight rail coupler parts; the schedule's own line text is "Freight rail coupler parts". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Parts of railway or tramway locomotives or rolling stock › Hooks and other coupling devices, buffers, and parts thereof › For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606 › Freight rail coupler parts. It sits in chapter 86 (Railway equipment) under heading 8607.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 8607.30.10.50?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is 3.6%. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
What is the tariff on HTS 8607.30.10.50 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 41.1%: 3.6% general rate + 25% Section 301 + 12.5% forced labor. Section 301 applies (List 2). The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
Which lines are related to HTS 8607.30.10.50?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 8607.30.10 (For vehicles of heading 8605 or 8606), which has 3 other statistical lines. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.