Grape Harvester from Germany
Straddle-type machine that shakes vines to collect grapes into bins, used in vineyards. Classified as other harvesting machinery under HTS 8433.59.0090. Equipped with destemmers and cleaning systems.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Certify machinery meets European vineyard row width standards for import validation
• Label with exact grape variety compatibility to support classification
• Inspect for integrated sorting functions that might trigger fruit grading reclassification