Briggs & Stratton 31R977 Engine for Cultivators from Japan
Briggs & Stratton's 31R977 is a high-performance spark-ignition engine for rotary tillers and cultivators in horticultural applications. Classified under HTS 8407.90.10 as it's a rotary internal combustion piston engine to be installed in agricultural or horticultural machinery.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1015%Section 232: ag equipment + residential HVAC, MFN<15% — 15% ceiling (Annex III addition)
9903.03.060%Articles of aluminum, of steel, or of copper or derivative aluminum or steel articles; passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; parts of passenger vehicles (sedans, sport utility vehicles, crossover utility vehicles, minivans, and cargo vans) and light trucks; medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; parts of medium- and heavy-duty vehicles; wood products; and semiconductor articles, of any country, as provided in subdivision (aa)(v) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Provide detailed bill of materials showing it's an unfinished engine for installation, not a complete machine
• Label with power output in kW and confirm <18.65kW threshold if applicable
• Avoid misclassification by including end-use statements from buyer specifying ag/hort machinery