Used Freightliner Cascadia Day Cab Road Tractor from China
A used heavy-duty road tractor designed for hauling semi-trailers, featuring a spark-ignition internal combustion piston engine combined with an electric motor for hybrid propulsion. It falls under HTS 8701.23.0080 as a used road tractor for semi-trailers with both engine types. The 'used' status applies due to prior sale to an ultimate purchaser per statistical notes.
Duty Rate — China → United States
54%
Rate breakdown
9903.74.0125%Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.
9903.88.0225%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.12, 9903.88.17, 9903.88.20, 9903.88.54, 9903.88.59, 9903.88.61, 9903.88.63, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, 9903.88.69, or 9903.88.70, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(c) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(d)
9903.05.900%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; patented pharmaceutical articles; and semiconductor articles, as provided in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 52 to this subchapter
Import Tips
• Verify 'used' status with documentation proving prior sale to ultimate purchaser; new vehicles go to 8701.23.0060
• Ensure EPA/CARB emissions compliance for hybrid engines and provide odometer readings for customs valuation
• Obtain detailed service history and VIN verification to avoid misclassification as new or parts