Platform Truck from Japan
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 — Japan → United States
15%
Rate breakdown
9903.82.2215%Section 232: derivative steel (c)(xi), product of AR/EC/SV/GT/JP/KR/LI/CH/TW/GB/EU — 15%
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
• 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