Analysis
HTS 8708.29.21 covers for tractors suitable for agricultural use under heading 8708 (parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705). US Customs collects import statistics for it under 3 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items.
Within this group the rate runs from 2.5% to 2.5%. Compared with 8708.29.51 (other: other), which pays 2.5%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 2.5 percentage points.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 47% of the 212 tariff lines in chapter 87, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Chapter 99 measures such as Section 301 or 232 can still apply on top, depending on where the goods come from.
The other lines in the same group are 8708.29.15 (other: door assemblies, 2.5%), 8708.29.25 (body stampings: other, 2.5%) and 8708.29.51 (other: other, 2.5%).
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 336370 (Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping), an industry of 728 US establishments employing 106,098 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8708.29.15 | Other: door assemblies | 2.5% |
| 8708.29.25 | Body stampings: other | 2.5% |
| 8708.29.51 | Other: other | 2.5% |