Platform Truck from Canada
A motorized flatbed truck with a low platform for transporting goods without lifting, used in warehouses for moving boxes or carts. Classified in HTS 8427.90.00 for other works trucks with basic handling capabilities beyond simple dollies.
Duty Rate — Canada → United States
25%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.0925%Except as provided for in headings 9903.82.16, 9903.82.20–9903.82.26 and 9903.85.68, articles of copper and derivative aluminum and steel articles, as provided for in subdivisions (c)(vi)–(viii) and (xi) of U.S. note 16 to this subchapter
9903.05.900%Articles already subject to Section 232 (steel/aluminum/copper + derivatives, autos + parts, wood, medium/heavy vehicles + parts, semiconductors, patented pharma) — U.S. note 52(f)
Import Tips
• Confirm if platform has any elevation feature; fixed platforms stay in 8427.90
• Label as 'industrial works truck' not 'vehicle' to prevent Chapter 87 shifts
• Include weight capacity and motor specs in commercial invoice