Analysis
HTS 8708.50.81 covers other: of cast iron under heading 8708 (parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 2.5%. Compared with 8708.50.99 (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 336350 (Motor Vehicle Transmission and Power Train Parts Manufacturing), an industry of 466 US establishments employing 85,065 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8708.50.11 | For tractors suitable for agricultural use | Free |
| 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% |
| 8708.50.85 | 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% |