Analysis
HTS 8708.40.30 covers for tractors suitable for agricultural use under heading 8708 (parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705).
This line's footnotes point to one additional provision in Chapter 99: 9903.90.08 (measures on products of Russia). Chapter 99 duties are added on top of the general rate for goods of the countries they name, and they change more often than the rest of the schedule, so check the current CBP guidance before you rely on a total.
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 2.5%. Compared with 8708.40.75 (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.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 333111 (Farm Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing), an industry of 1,120 US establishments employing 69,047 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8708.40.11 | For vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29 or heading 8702, 8703 or 8704 | 2.5% |
| 8708.40.50 | For other vehicles | 2.5% |
| 8708.40.60 | Of tractors suitable for agricultural use | Free |
| 8708.40.65 | Of other tractors (except road tractors) | Free |
| 8708.40.70 | Other: of cast iron | Free |
| 8708.40.75 | Other: other | 2.5% |
Chapter 99 provisions in the footnotes
- 9903.90.08 measures on products of Russia
Articles the product of the Russian Federation, as provided for in U.S. note 30(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 30(b) to this subchapter