Analysis
HTS 8708.50.11 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 2 ten-digit suffixes, reported in number of items and kilograms.
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 8708.50.99 (other: other) at 2.5%, a difference of 2.5 points on the customs value.
For statistics it divides in two: 8708.50.11.10 for drive axles with differential, whether or not provided with… and 8708.50.11.50 for non-driving axles. Both pay the same duty; the suffix records which kind was imported.
There is no general-rate duty on this line, which puts it with roughly 47% of the 212 tariff lines in chapter 87 that are also free. 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, the industry a domestic producer of these goods reports under.
Statistical suffixes
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8708.50.31 | For other tractors | Free |
| 8708.50.51 | For vehicles of heading 8703 | 2.5% |
| 8708.50.61 | Drive axles with differential, whether or not provided with other transmission components | 2.5% |
| 8708.50.65 | For other vehicles: non-driving axles | 2.5% |
| 8708.50.70 | For tractors suitable for agricultural use | Free |
| 8708.50.75 | For other tractors | Free |
| 8708.50.79 | Parts of non-driving axles | 2.5% |
| 8708.50.81 | Other: of cast iron | Free |
| 8708.50.85 | Other: half-shafts | 2.5% |
| 8708.50.89 | Other: other | 2.5% |
| 8708.50.91 | Parts of non-driving axles | 2.5% |
| 8708.50.93 | Other: of cast iron | Free |
| 8708.50.95 | Other: half-shafts | 2.5% |
| 8708.50.99 | Other: other | 2.5% |