Caster Wheel Import Tariff Guide for US Buyers
Why most heavy duty casters are not 8302.20, what 8716.90.30 means, and how the China duty stack is built.
Read guide ↗INDUSTRIAL CASTERS / CHINA OEM SUPPLIER
Industrial casters, built to your spec.
CASTOVELLA supplies industrial casters to US importers, distributors and equipment OEMs — heavy duty polyurethane, stainless steel, leveling, scaffold and furniture lines. We do not sell from a price list: every order starts from a locked specification — wheel diameter and width, tread hardness, bearing type, fork and plate thickness, and the load test method — and is quoted against that specification.
Spec locked before quotingSample-tested before bulkTariff classification guidance
OUR MODELFactory-direct OEM supply
01 / SPECIFYLock the full specification
02 / SAMPLETest before you commit
03 / SHIPFCL & LCL from Ningbo
KEY FACTS
Castovella at a glance
The facts a buyer needs first — stated once, kept consistent across every page of this site.
BrandCASTOVELLA (castovella.com)
CompanyNingbo East Packaging Technology Co., Ltd.
BaseNingbo, Zhejiang, China
What we supplyIndustrial casters — heavy duty PU, stainless steel, leveling, scaffold, furniture, high-temperature and TPR lines for importers, distributors and equipment OEMs
Standards basisWheels and casters built to and tested per ISO 22883 and the EN 12527–12532 test-method series; load ratings stated per ANSI ICWM conventions. These are specification and test standards, not certifications.
MOQConfirmed per product and specification in the written quotation — we do not publish a single blanket MOQ
Lead timeConfirmed per order in writing; sample timing and bulk timing are quoted separately
ContactWhatsApp +86 138 5785 4761 · Phone +86 189 6942 9069 · RFQ form on this page
PRODUCT LINESSix lines.
Six lines.
One specification discipline.
Start with a product line, or send an exact drawing. These are supply lines, not a stock catalogue — availability and final specification are confirmed per order.
01 / HEAVY DUTYHeavy duty PU line
Heavy duty caster wheels
4–8 in polyurethane on cast iron for carts, racks and equipment that cannot afford a failed wheel.
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02 / WASHDOWNStainless line
Stainless steel casters
304 stainless forks and hardware for food, washdown and clean equipment environments.
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03 / EQUIPMENTLeveling line
Leveling casters
Roll it, level it, lock it: combined mobile-and-leveling units for machinery and workstations.
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04 / LIGHT DUTYFurniture line
Furniture casters
75 mm polyurethane swivel casters — the one line that sits squarely inside the 8302.20 tariff definition.
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05 / MATERIALSPU wheels
Polyurethane caster wheels
The floor-friendly workhorse tread: quiet, non-marking, and specified by hardness, not by colour.
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06 / HEATHeat line
High temperature casters
Phenolic wheels for bakery, curing and autoclave-adjacent duty — rated only after sample bake testing.
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WHY BUYERS SWITCHSee how we test ↗
A low price on a lower spec is not a saving.
Two casters can share a catalogue photo and differ in every way that matters: a thinner fork, a softer tread, a plain bearing where a precision bearing was quoted. Our quotations lock the six variables below in writing, and samples are tested against them before bulk production.
01
Wheel width
The dimension buyers forget — and the one that also decides the US tariff heading. Measured, not assumed.
02
Tread hardness & bearing type
Shore hardness and bearing specification stated on every quotation, so the sample and the shipment match.
03
Load test method
Capacity is meaningless without a method. We state ratings per EN 12532 / ANSI ICWM conventions and test accordingly.
SPEC BEFORE PRICESix locked variables on every quotation.
FASTEST WAY TO START
Know the product? Start the RFQ.
Pick the product, add quantity and destination — the full form opens with your choices filled in.
This quick form takes you to the full RFQ form. No data is sent at this stage.
BUYER GUIDESKnow what to specify.
Know what to specify.
Know what to ask.
Free, focused guidance for importers and OEM buyers — including the tariff classification guide most suppliers will not publish.
Caster Wheel Selection Guide
Choose by load, floor and environment — the order experienced buyers actually specify in.
Read guide ↗Caster Load Capacity Guide
The per-caster formula, the three-of-four rule for uneven floors, and why test methods matter.
Read guide ↗QUESTIONS
Before you send an RFQ
Do you publish prices or a price list?
No. CASTOVELLA publishes no prices anywhere on this site, including the blog. Caster pricing only makes sense against a locked specification — the same wheel diameter can hide three different forks, bearings and tread hardnesses. Send an RFQ and the quotation states the full specification it is priced on.
What is your MOQ?
MOQ is confirmed per product and specification in the written quotation. Established lines with existing tooling start lower than fully custom OEM builds; tell us the product and quantity you are targeting and we will state the MOQ for that exact specification.
Can you supply under our own brand?
Yes — private label is a core part of the OEM programme: your branding on the fork or wheel, your packaging, your carton marks. See the OEM & private label page for the process and what we need from you.
Which US tariff heading do your casters fall under?
It depends on measured wheel dimensions. Under HTS Chapter 83 Note 2, only casters up to 75 mm diameter — or wider wheels under 30 mm width — sit in 8302.20. Most heavy duty casters classify under 8716.90.30 instead. Our tariff guide explains the rule and the current China duty stack in full.
Can I get samples before ordering?
Yes. Samples are the second step of our process — the sample is tested against the same locked specification the bulk order will be quoted on. See the samples page for how sample orders work.
The right caster begins with the right specification.
Send wheel diameter and width, load per caster, material, mounting and quantity. We reply with a locked specification and an OEM quotation.