Brake parts import duty from India to the USA (2026) — HTS 8708.30.50.20

27.5%

HTS code 8708.30.50.20 · Brake parts · origin India · data as of 2026-09-22

A shipment of brake parts entering the United States from India is classified under HTS code 8708.30.50.20 and pays 27.5% total import duty on its customs value. That is the 2.5% normal (MFN) rate plus Section 232, which is a separate heading in Chapter 99 of the tariff schedule. The duty is worked out on the customs value of the goods, which is normally what you paid for them; freight, insurance, customs brokerage and any merchandise processing fee come on top and are not included in the figure above.

Vehicles and parts under Section 232 are not additionally charged the metals duties of heading 9903.82 (U.S. note 33(a)(1)).

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Customs value of the goods (USD)

How the rate is built up

Layer	Heading	Rate	As the schedule words it
Normal duty (MFN, column 1-General)	`8708.30.50.20`	2.5%	2.5%
Section 232 (vehicles and parts)	`9903.94.05`	25%	The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25%
Exempt from the reciprocal tariff	`9903.01.33`	0%	No additional duty
Total		27.5%

Common ways this question is asked

What is the tariff on brake parts from India? 27.5% of the customs value, all layers included.
What is the HTS code for brake parts? 8708.30.50.20.
How much is the import tax from India to the USA on brake parts? The table above shows every duty that applies and the heading each one comes from.
Who pays it? The importer of record pays the duty to CBP at entry, not the seller abroad.

What each of these duties is

Normal duty (MFN, column 1-General)

The normal duty is the column 1-General rate the Harmonized Tariff Schedule sets for this code. Every country the United States trades with normally pays it unless a trade agreement or a preference programme says otherwise.

Section 232 (vehicles and parts)

Section 232 also covers passenger vehicles and listed parts, again on national-security grounds and regardless of origin.

Exempt from the reciprocal tariff

This code is listed as exempt from the reciprocal tariff, so that layer adds nothing here.

What the code rests on

Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705: > Brakes and servo-brakes; parts thereof: > For other vehicles > Brake drums

Sources

Other origins

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