Used Freightliner Cascadia Day Cab Road Tractor from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
29%
Rate breakdown
9903.74.0125%Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles as provided for in subdivision (b) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.
9903.05.900%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