John Deere 544L Wheel Loader from Germany
The John Deere 544L is a versatile front-end shovel loader with a 4.2 cubic yard bucket capacity for loading trucks and stockpiling materials. Classified under HTS 8429.51.50 as other front-end shovel loaders, it supports heavy-duty construction and aggregate handling. Its wheeled design ensures mobility on job sites.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.2215%Derivative steel articles the product of Argentina, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Taiwan, the United Kingdom, or a member nation of the European Union, as provided for in subdivision (c)(xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
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