HTS Index

HTS heading 8408

Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines) — 24 codes under this heading, with the duty on each.

CodeDescriptionGeneral rateUnits
8408Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines) + Ch. 99not stated
8408.10.00Marine propulsion engines + Ch. 992.5%
8408.10.00.05Not exceeding 111.9 kW + Ch. 992.5% (inherited from 8408.10.00)No.
8408.10.00.15Exceeding 111.9 kW but not exceeding 149.2 kW + Ch. 992.5% (inherited from 8408.10.00)No.
8408.10.00.20Exceeding 149.2 kW but not exceeding 223.8 kW + Ch. 992.5% (inherited from 8408.10.00)No.
8408.10.00.30Exceeding 223.8 kW but not exceeding 373 kW + Ch. 992.5% (inherited from 8408.10.00)No.
8408.10.00.40Exceeding 373 kW but not exceeding 746 kW + Ch. 992.5% (inherited from 8408.10.00)No.
8408.10.00.50Exceeding 746 kW + Ch. 992.5% (inherited from 8408.10.00)No.
8408.20Engines of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87 + Ch. 99not stated
8408.20.10To be installed in tractors suitable for agricultural use + Ch. 99Free
8408.20.10.40Not exceeding 37.3 kW + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8408.20.10)No.
8408.20.10.80Exceeding 37.3 kW + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8408.20.10)No.
8408.20.20.00To be installed in vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29, or heading 8702, 8703 or 8704 + Ch. 992.5%No.
8408.20.90.00Other + Ch. 992.5%No.
8408.90Other engines + Ch. 99not stated
8408.90.10To be installed in agricultural or horticultural machinery or equipment + Ch. 99Free
8408.90.10.40Not exceeding 37.3 kW + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8408.90.10)No.
8408.90.10.80Exceeding 37.3 kW + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8408.90.10)No.
8408.90.90Other + Ch. 99Free
8408.90.90.10Not exceeding 149.2 kW + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8408.90.90)No.
8408.90.90.20Exceeding 149.2 kW but not exceeding 373 kW + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8408.90.90)No.
8408.90.90.30Exceeding 373 kW but not exceeding 746 kW + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8408.90.90)No.
8408.90.90.40Exceeding 746 kW but not exceeding 1,119 kW + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8408.90.90)No.
8408.90.90.50Exceeding 1,119 kW + Ch. 99Free (inherited from 8408.90.90)No.

15 of these lines state no rate of their own and inherit one from the line above, which is how the schedule is read. Each says which line it came from.

Additional duties may apply

24 lines here reference Chapter 99, where Section 301, Section 232 and other additional duties live. Those are charged on top of the general rate and depend on where the goods were made. What those provisions are.

Source: Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, U.S. International Trade Commission (public domain). Classification and the duties that finally apply to a shipment are a licensed customs broker's call.