Tobacco Harvester from Japan
Mechanized equipment designed to cut, convey, and load tobacco leaves into trailers without manual handling. Falls under HTS 8433.59.0090 as other harvesting machinery for leaf crops. Features gentle gripping mechanisms to avoid leaf damage.
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
• Include crop-specific engineering drawings to distinguish from general harvesters
• Comply with FDA tobacco equipment regulations if destined for processing facilities
• Avoid bundling with threshers to prevent shift to different machinery categories