Chapter 87, Vehicles / Heading 8709

HTS 8709.11.00.30: Operator riding, vehicles, electrical

Schedule text: Operator riding. Classification: Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles › Vehicles › Electrical › Operator riding

General rate of duty

Free

Column 1, USITC schedule

From China, all in

37.5%

Priced live by the Gateway engine

Section 301 China

25%

List 1

Forced labor 301

12.5%

9903.05.31

How the rate is built

Each line is a separate legal authority. They stack on the $10,000 customs value unless a carve-out says otherwise.

ProgramRateAmount
General rate of duty (Column 1)
Official rate: Free
8709.11.00.30
0%$0.00
Section 301 China (List 1)
25%$2,500.00
Section 301 forced labor
9903.05.31
12.5%$1,250.00
Effective duty rate
37.5%$3,750.00

Stack priced from China on a $10,000 customs value, ocean entry. Other origins carry different programs; the calculator prices any of them.

Related lines

Statistical lines under the same 8-digit heading share one legal rate; the last two digits report statistics.

  • 8709.11.00Electrical (rate line, Free)
  • 8709.11.00.60Other

Questions about this example

What is HTS code 8709.11.00.30?
HTS 8709.11.00.30 covers operator riding, vehicles, electrical; the schedule's own line text is "Operator riding". Its full classification path in the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is: Works trucks, self-propelled, not fitted with lifting or handling equipment, of the type used in factories, warehouses, dock areas or airports for short distance transport of goods; tractors of the type used on railway station platforms; parts of the foregoing vehicles › Vehicles › Electrical › Operator riding. It sits in chapter 87 (Vehicles) under heading 8709.
What is the general duty rate for HTS 8709.11.00.30?
The Column 1 general rate of duty is Free. That is the most-favored-nation rate before any Section 301, Section 232, Section 338, Section 201 or antidumping and countervailing action, and before CBP's Merchandise Processing and Harbor Maintenance fees.
What is the tariff on HTS 8709.11.00.30 from China?
Priced on $10,000 of goods, the effective duty from China is 37.5%: 0% general rate + 25% Section 301 + 12.5% forced labor. Section 301 applies (List 1). The Section 301 forced-labor duty applies.
Which lines are related to HTS 8709.11.00.30?
It is a statistical line under the 8-digit rate line 8709.11.00 (Electrical), which has 1 other statistical line. All lines under one 8-digit heading share the same legal duty rate; the tenth digit reports statistics.