Sterling LT8500 Chassis with Cat C13 Engine from Japan
Legacy medium-heavy chassis fitted with Caterpillar C13 engine and cab, for vocational 8705 trucks like boom trucks. Provides powered base for body builders. Under 8706.00.25.00 as specified for heading 8705.
Duty Rate — Japan → United States
16.6%
Rate breakdown
9903.94.4315%Parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of Japan as provided for in subdivision (l) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent as provided for in subdivision (m) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter.
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
9903.74.050%Articles as provided for in subdivision (e) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.
9903.74.110%Articles as provided for in subdivision (l) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.
Import Tips
• Check for Section 232/301 tariffs on steel-intensive chassis
• Provide CAD drawings if custom specs to aid CBP review
• Avoid bulk packaging that implies parts rather than chassis