Kubota Tractor PTO Shaft Guard from Germany
A protective plastic and metal shield for the power take-off (PTO) shaft on Kubota agricultural tractors, preventing accidents during implement operation. HTS 8708.99.23.00 applies as a safety accessory specific to ag tractors. Not classified as interchangeable equipment.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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 safety certification docs (e.g
• ANSI/ASAE standards) to substantiate agricultural tractor part status
• Declare exact tractor models supported to avoid general accessory classification