Toyota 8FGCU25 Electric Counterbalanced Forklift from Mexico
The Toyota 8FGCU25 is a self-propelled electric forklift truck with a 5,000 lb lifting capacity, powered by an electric motor for indoor warehouse use. It features a counterbalanced design with lifting forks for pallet handling and falls under HTS 8427.10.80 as an other self-propelled electric truck not specifically enumerated elsewhere. This classification applies to standard electric fork-lifts used in material handling.
Duty Rate — Mexico → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.03.060%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
Import Tips
• Verify electric motor specifications and EPA/CARB emissions compliance for customs clearance, as electric forklifts must meet U.S. safety standards
• Provide detailed technical specs including lift capacity and battery type to avoid misclassification as non-self-propelled equipment