Farm Cart Tongue and Hitch from Japan
Extendable wooden or steel tongue with hitch coupler for connecting farm carts to tractors or draft animals. Designed for straight-line pulling in field operations. HTS 8716.90.10 includes these drawbar components as parts of farm wagons.
Duty Rate — Japan → 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
• Document non-interchangeability with truck hitches to maintain farm-specific status
• Inspect for welding quality to meet structural import standards
• Avoid bundling with tractor parts to prevent chapter note reclassification