8408.20.20.00
To be installed in vehicles of subheading 8701.21, 8701.22, 8701.23, 8701.24 or 8701.29, or heading 8702, 8703 or 8704
Compression-ignition internal combustion piston engines (diesel or semi-diesel engines): Engines of a kind used for the propulsion of vehicles of chapter 87
Duty rates
Column 1 (General / MFN)
2.5%
Column 2 (Non-NTR)
35%
Column 1 (Special / FTA)
Free
Eligible
The rates above are statutory column rates. Trade remedies in Chapter 99 (Section 301, 232, IEEPA, reciprocal) and FTA preferences can change the duty owed on a given entry — see below.
Trade measures (Chapter 99)
9903.03.01
The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 10%
Except for products described in headings 9903.03.02–9903.03.11, articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.02
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles the product of any country that (1) were loaded onto a vessel at the port of loading and in transit on the final mode of transit prior to entry into the United States, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 24, 2026; and (2) are entered for consumption, or withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, before 12:01 a.m. eastern standard time on February 28, 2026
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.03
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(ii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.04
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles the product of any country, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(iii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.05
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles of civil aircraft (all aircraft other than military aircraft); their engines, parts and components; their other parts, components and subassemblies; and ground flight simulators and their parts and components of any country, provided for in subdivision (aa)(iv) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.06
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
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
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.07
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles the product of Canada, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(vi) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Applies to origin: CA
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.08
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles the product of Mexico, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(vii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Applies to origin: MX
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.09
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles of textiles or apparel the product of Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras or Nicaragua, as provided for in subdivision (aa)(viii) of U.S. note 2 to this subchapter
Applies to origin: CR, SV, GT, HN, NI, DO
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.10
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles that are donations, by persons subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, such as food, clothing and medicine, intended to be used to relieve human suffering
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.03.11
The duty provided in the applicable subheading
Articles that are informational materials, including but not limited to publications, films, posters, phonograph records, photographs, microfilms, microfiche, tapes, compact disks, CD ROMs, artworks and news wire feeds
Applies to origin: IL
Effective from February 24, 2026 through July 24, 2026
9903.94.05
The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25%
Except for products described in headings 9903.94.06, 9903.94.32, 9903.94.33, 9903.94.42, 9903.94.43, 9903.94.44, 9903.94.45, 9903.94.52, 9903.94.53, 9903.94.54, 9903.94.55, 9903.94.62, 9903.94.63, 9903.94.66 and 9903.94.67, automobile parts, as provided for in subdivision (g) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter
Effective from January 1, 2025
9903.94.32
10%
Effective with respect to entries on or after June 30, 2025, parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks of the United Kingdom, classified in the subheadings enumerated in subdivision (j) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter.
Applies to origin: GB
Effective from January 1, 2025
9903.94.33
10%
Automobile parts the product of the United Kingdom as provided for in subdivision (q) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter.
Applies to origin: GB
Effective from February 25, 2026
9903.94.42
15.0%
Parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of Japan as provided for subdivision (l) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 15 percent as provided for in subdivision (m) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter.
Applies to origin: JP
Effective from January 1, 2025
9903.94.43
15.0%
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.
Applies to origin: JP
Effective from January 1, 2025
9903.94.44
15.0%
Automobile parts the product of the European Union with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (r) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter.
Applies to origin: EU
Effective from February 25, 2026
9903.94.45
15.0%
Automobile parts the product of the European Union with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (r) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter.
Applies to origin: EU
Effective from February 25, 2026
9903.94.52
15.0%
Parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of the European Union as specified in subdivision (o) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent as provided for in subdivision (m) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 15 percent.
Applies to origin: EU
Effective from January 1, 2025
9903.94.53
15.0%
Parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of the European Union as specified in subdivision (o) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent as provided for in subdivision (m) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter) rate of duty under column1 less than 15 percent.
Applies to origin: EU
Effective from January 1, 2025
9903.94.54
15.0%
Automobile parts the product of Japan with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 equal to or greater than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (r) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter.
Applies to origin: JP
Effective from February 25, 2026
9903.94.55
15.0%
Automobile parts the product of Japan with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent) rate of duty under column 1 less than 15 percent, as provided for in subdivision (r) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter.
Applies to origin: JP
Effective from February 25, 2026
9903.94.62
15.0%
Parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of South Korea as specified in subdivisions (g) and (t) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent as provided for in subdivision (m) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter) rate of duty under column 1-General or column 1-Special equal to or greater than 15 percent
Applies to origin: KR
Effective from November 1, 2025
9903.94.63
15.0%
Parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of South Korea as specified in subdivisions (g) and (t) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent as provided for in subdivision (m) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter) rate of duty under column 1-General or column 1-Special less than 15 percent
Applies to origin: KR
Effective from November 1, 2025
9903.94.64
15.0%
Parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of South Korea as specified in subdivisions (r) and (t) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent as provided for in subdivision (m) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter) rate of duty under column 1-General or column 1-Special equal to or greater than 15 percent
Applies to origin: KR
Effective from November 1, 2025
9903.94.65
15.0%
Parts of passenger vehicles and light trucks that are products of South Korea as specified in subdivisions (r) and (t) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter, with an ad valorem (or ad valorem equivalent as provided for in subdivision (m) of U.S. note 33 to this subchapter) rate of duty under column 1-General or column 1-Special less than 15 percent
Applies to origin: KR
Effective from November 1, 2025
SECTION_232_MHDV
9903.74.08
The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25%
Medium- and heavy-duty vehicle parts, as provided for in subdivision (i) of U.S. note 38 to this subchapter.
Effective from February 25, 2026
9903.88.03
LIST_1
The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25%
Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
Applies to origin: CN
Effective from August 23, 2018
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Duty by origin country
The rate above is the statutory base. Total landed duty depends on origin — see the calculated rate for 8408.20.20.00 from each major US trading partner.
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