Walkie Stacker from Japan
A pedestrian-operated stacker truck with a lifting mast for stacking pallets up to 12 feet, used in tight warehouse aisles for order picking. Classified in HTS 8427.90.00 as an 'other works truck' fitted with handling equipment but not self-propelled like riding fork-lifts.
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
• Document operator type (walk-behind vs ride-on) clearly, as ride-on models risk shifting to 8427.10
• Provide load charts and stability test certifications to prove compliance with works truck standards
• Check for battery type (lead-acid vs lithium-ion) as it affects hazardous material declarations