What HS code 8609.00 covers
HS code 8609.00 classifies containers en dergelijke laadkisten (tankcontainers daaronder begrepen), ingericht en uitgerust voor het vervoer met ongeacht welk vervoermiddel. It is a subheading of heading 8609 (Containers; (including containers for transport of fluids) specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of transport), in chapter 86 (Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling-stock and parts thereof; railway or tramway track fixtures and fittings and parts thereof; mechanical (including electro-mechanical) traffic signalling equipment of all kinds), section XVII of the Harmonized System. These six digits are identical in every country that uses the HS.
Classification path
Import duty for 8609.00
Erga-omnes (derde landen) MFN-tarief. Invoer-btw van 17 tot 27 procent per land, en eventuele antidumpingmaatregelen, gelden afzonderlijk.
Bron: TARIC
Alleen het MFN-basistarief. Section 301 en de IEEPA-tarieven van 2025 kunnen hier bovenop stapelen voor goederen uit China.
Bron: HTSUS / CBP
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