Komatsu WA180-8 Wheel Loader from Germany
The Komatsu WA180-8 is a 4-wheel drive, rear-engine mounted integral tractor shovel loader with a 1.9 m³ bucket capacity, ideal for mining and construction. Classified under HTS 8429.51.1025 for new wheel-type mechanical shovel loaders in the specified capacity range. Its self-propelled design and precise specs match the hierarchy for front-end shovel loaders.
Duty Rate — Germany → 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
• Obtain OEM specs confirming rear-engine mount and integral tractor-shovel configuration to avoid reclassification
• Include emission compliance certificates (e.g
• Tier 4) as required for construction machinery imports