Analysis
HTS 8708.80.60 covers other: of cast iron 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 8708.80.65 (other: other) 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 336330 (Motor Vehicle Steering and Suspension Components (except Spring) Manufacturing), an industry of 267 US establishments employing 34,702 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8708.80.03 | For tractors suitable for agricultural use: mcPherson struts | Free |
| 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 |
| 8708.80.65 | Other: other | 2.5% |