Versatile 435 Track-Laying Tractor from Germany
The Versatile 435 is a new high-power track tractor with net output between 119.4 kW and 194 kW, tailored for large-scale farming operations like deep tillage. Under HTS 8701.30.10.45 for its new status, agricultural purpose, and track-laying propulsion in the defined power bracket.
Duty Rate — Germany → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.1015%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.12, 9903.82.17 and 9903.85.68, derivative aluminum and steel articles with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (f) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Certify net power via standardized testing to prevent shifts to adjacent power subheadings
• Document chain of custody to prove new condition, avoiding 'used' statistical reporting
• Classify cab-integrated chassis carefully, as notes exclude them from 8706