Analysis
HTS 8708.70.05 covers for tractors suitable for agricultural use: road wheels under heading 8708 (parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705).
Rates on the nearby lines range from duty-free to 2.5%. The costliest confusion would be with 8708.70.60 (parts and accessories) at 2.5%, a difference of 2.5 points on the customs value.
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.
The general rate of Free has not changed in any edition of the schedule since Jan 2023.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8708.70.15 | Parts and accessories | Free |
| 8708.70.25 | For other tractors: road wheels | Free |
| 8708.70.35 | Parts and accessories | Free |
| 8708.70.45 | For other vehicles: road wheels | 2.5% |
| 8708.70.60 | Parts and accessories | 2.5% |