Komatsu D65EX-18 Motor Grader from China
The Komatsu D65EX-18 is a self-propelled motor grader for precise grading, leveling, and scraping of earth surfaces in road building. It qualifies for HTS 8430.50.50.00 as other self-propelled earth-moving machinery.
Duty Rate — China → United States
35%
Rate breakdown
9903.03.0110%Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
9903.88.0125%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.05, 9903.88.06, 9903.88.07, 9903.88.08, 9903.88.10, 9903.88.11, 9903.88.14, 9903.88.19, 9903.88.50, 9903.88.52, 9903.88.58, 9903.88.60, 9903.88.62, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(a) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(b) [to this subchapter]
Import Tips
• Submit moldboard specifications to verify grading function over excavation
• Watch for Section 232 tariffs on steel-intensive earth-moving equipment
• Document GPS guidance systems as optional tech, not core classification factor