Analysis
HTS 8708.80.03 covers for tractors suitable for agricultural use: mcPherson struts 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 8708.80.65 (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.
Every edition we compared, from Jan 2023 to Oct 2026 (Rev. 22), shows the same general rate of Free.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 8708.80.05 | For tractors suitable for agricultural use: other | Free |
| 8708.80.13 | For other vehicles: mcPherson struts | 2.5% |
| 8708.80.16 | For other vehicles: other | 2.5% |
| 8708.80.51 | Of tractors suitable for agricultural use | Free |
| 8708.80.55 | Of other tractors (except road tractors) | Free |
| 8708.80.60 | Other: of cast iron | Free |
| 8708.80.65 | Other: other | 2.5% |