Car body parts import duty from Mexico to the USA (2026) — HTS 8708.10.30

27.5%

HTS code 8708.10.30 · Car body parts · origin Mexico · data as of 2026-09-22

A shipment of car body parts entering the United States from Mexico is classified under HTS code 8708.10.30 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)).

Heading 9903.01.01 does not apply to vehicles or parts covered by Section 232 (U.S. note 33(a)(2)-(3)).

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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)	`8708.10.30`	2.5%	2.5%
Section 232 (vehicles and parts)	`9903.94.05`	25%	The duty provided in the applicable subheading + 25%
Total		27.5%

Common ways this question is asked

What is the tariff on car body parts from Mexico? 27.5% of the customs value, all layers included.
What is the HTS code for car body parts? 8708.10.30.
How much is the import tax from Mexico to the USA on car body 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.

What the code rests on

Parts and accessories of the motor vehicles of headings 8701 to 8705: > Bumpers and parts thereof: > Bumpers

Sources

Other origins

This page is information, not legal or customs advice. The final classification and the duty owed are decided by U.S. Customs and Border Protection at entry. All products · Classify a whole list (free during beta)